The disease might progress quickly or slowly. Some are affected early with aggressive changes while others have milder symptoms. Per SRF, scleroderma is best thought of as a single disease, though “it is a complex disease that can progress in very variable ways in individual patients. Many other patients have faced similar hurdles. Bob felt that the treatments she received didn’t make any difference, and he was horrified by all of it. She was misdiagnosed for most of the time she was sick and then, very late into the progression, they decided it was scleroderma. “To hear Bob tell the story,” Evnin explains, “Gay’s trajectory through the medical system was not a particularly positive one. And while Saget is being praised as a gifted comedian (who never shied from a dirty joke), a loving family man (to three daughters), the kindest of colleagues (generous with time and advice), his work for SRF in search of a scleroderma cure is never far behind.īy all accounts, Gay’s battle with scleroderma was brutal.
Tributes are pouring in from far and wide, posted by Hollywood friends and collaborators and by countless fans that enjoyed his work on everything from Full House and America’s Funniest Home Videos to the stand-up stage. It’s an emotion shared by so many over the past 24 hours. “To see such a relatively young man, so vibrant and with such a huge heart, leave now right in the middle of the power of what he could do … I don’t have words for it. “I still feel like I will wake up tomorrow and Bob will be there,” explains Evnin, who, in his day job, is a well-known venture capital investor serving as managing director and co-founder of MPM Capital. “Though we ask for privacy at this time, we invite you to join us in remembering the love and laughter that Bob brought to the world.The fact that Saget, who died yesterday in Florida at age 65, won’t be around for either a cure or for that celebratory conversation is something Evnin can’t fathom. He was everything to us and we want you to know how much he loved his fans, performing live and bringing people from all walks of life together with laughter,”Saget’s family issued a statement shortly after the announcement of his death on Sunday.
“We are devastated to confirm that our beloved Bob passed away today. His second wife Kelly Rizzo and his three daughters, Aubrey and Lara from his first marriage are his survivors. They also found no evidence that Saget had used drugs at the scene. Authorities have not yet determined the cause of his death, but they have ruled out foul play. Saget was found unconscious in his Orlando hotel room, Ritz-Carlton, after performing a show near Jacksonville. I can’t express how deeply all of us at the SRF will miss him.” “But more than that, Bob was an uncommonly kind, generous and caring person.
“Bob was deeply dedicated to our mission to find a cure for this complex disease,”Gold was added. They hoped he “joined somewhere”Celebrate together. PEOPLEIts members were “shocked and heartbroken”The news. Joanne Gold, SRF Executive Director, spoke after Saget’s passing. LaPook will be broadcast during CBS MorningsFriday He tirelessly worked to raise funds for the Scleroderma Research FoundationHis entire career.
“hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues,”Notes on Mayo Clinic. It is a rare disorder that affects the eyes. After Gay’s death, Saget made it his mission to make scleroderma a reality. Saget stated that Gay’s death left him with a deep appreciation for comedy. Tomorrow’s full interview can be viewed here #CBSMornings. “It was a defense mechanism and it truly helped me survive.” Jon LaPook was his chief medical correspondent and was a close friend.īob Saget tells found that comedy helped him through difficult times, such as the loss of his sister to scleroderma.
Also, laughter “truly helped me survive and it helped keep me mentally alive, rather than letting it destroy me,”Saget said that Dr. I’ve got to make people laugh,”Saget, he recalled. “I knew some jokes, but it wasn’t really jokes. Saget recalls making people laugh when they were just four years old. Saget spoke of the power of laughter even in the most difficult of circumstances. This disease claimed the life of his sister Gay Saget in 1994. Saget also spoke out about his mission to spread awareness about scleroderma. Full House America’s Funniest Home Video. He was the star of countless television shows and had millions of fans. Bob Saget spoke to him just a few weeks prior to his death.