Joni Mitchell finds herself wheelchair-bound, suffering from short-term memory loss and as much as 60 pounds overweight — leading pals to fear the end is near for the ailing folk-rock icon! Catch up on more Joni news here….
1 of 8
Photo credit: InStar/Getty Imges
Joni Mitchell finds herself wheelchair-bound, suffering from short-term memory loss and as much as 60 pounds overweight — leading pals to fear the end is near for the ailing
folk-rock icon!
2 of 8
Photo credit: Getty Images
3 of 8
Photo credit: InStar
“It’s a miracle she’s even around,” said music critic David Yaffe, who penned "Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell." The "Both Sides Now" singer had already been wracked by a recurrence of the polio she'd suffered as a child in Canada.
4 of 8
Photo credit: InStar
Joni, shown here in March 2017 being helped into a car, was further tormented by Morgellons disease — a strange condition that makes sufferers feel like bugs are crawling underneath their skin. That was before she was hit by the devastating brain aneurysm.
5 of 8
Photo credit: Mega
Since then, Joni — who once had a three-pack-a-day habit — has been forced to quit smoking cold turkey and ordered to live healthy. But experts warn she’s fighting a losing battle unless she slims down! (Joni's shown with
Susan Sarandon and
James Taylor in 2000.)
6 of 8
Photo credit: InStar
“Her weight is definitely affecting her ability to get better,” said physician and weight-loss specialist Charles W. Seltzer.
7 of 8
Photo credit: Mega
“She’s unrecognizable,”
Dr. Stuart Fischer told
The National ENQUIRER, adding that Joni also appears “to have lost height, possibly due to osteoporosis.” Friends say they’re heartbroken watching Joni, pictured here in 1995, suffer from a flagging memory.
8 of 8
Photo credit: Mega
Some admit that when they call to check on her, she seems confused and can’t recall things. “Her health has deteriorated to the point where she doesn’t even want to leave the house most of the time,” confided an insider. “Joni’s basically a recluse now — lonely and alone.”
Joni Mitchell finds herself wheelchair-bound, suffering from short-term memory loss and as much as 60 pounds overweight — leading pals to fear the end is near for the ailing
folk-rock icon!
Photo credit: InStar/Getty Imges
Photo credit: Getty Images
“It’s a miracle she’s even around,” said music critic David Yaffe, who penned "Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell." The "Both Sides Now" singer had already been wracked by a recurrence of the polio she'd suffered as a child in Canada.
Joni, shown here in March 2017 being helped into a car, was further tormented by Morgellons disease — a strange condition that makes sufferers feel like bugs are crawling underneath their skin. That was before she was hit by the devastating brain aneurysm.
Since then, Joni — who once had a three-pack-a-day habit — has been forced to quit smoking cold turkey and ordered to live healthy. But experts warn she’s fighting a losing battle unless she slims down! (Joni's shown with
Susan Sarandon and
James Taylor in 2000.)
“Her weight is definitely affecting her ability to get better,” said physician and weight-loss specialist Charles W. Seltzer.
“She’s unrecognizable,”
Dr. Stuart Fischer told
The National ENQUIRER, adding that Joni also appears “to have lost height, possibly due to osteoporosis.” Friends say they’re heartbroken watching Joni, pictured here in 1995, suffer from a flagging memory.
Some admit that when they call to check on her, she seems confused and can’t recall things. “Her health has deteriorated to the point where she doesn’t even want to leave the house most of the time,” confided an insider. “Joni’s basically a recluse now — lonely and alone.”
