Zsa Zsa wants second opinion on kidney growth

By this time, Zsa Zsa Padilla would have left for Los Angeles with her good friend Dr. Vicki Belo to consult doctors at a Beverly Hills hospital about the growth in her kidney, which is already the size of a golf ball.The growth was discovered after she went to her doctors here to find out what’s causing the severe pain in her lower back. It turns out that she’s been feeling the pain for a long time but had postponed seeing her doctors to have it examined.

It took a while to detect the growth because Zsa Zsa’s scoliosis shielded it from a CT scan, according to Dr. Belo, who is footing the bill for Zsa Zsa’s trip and consultation. An operation to remove the mass was put off until Zsa Zsa gets a second opinion from the doctors in the US.

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My heart goes out to the thousands of people who were driven out of their homes by the floods generated by the relentless monsoon rains last week. Calamities like that test our resolve and perseverance as a people, but I know we have the strength to bounce back and move on. I also applaud the many showbiz personalities who went out of their way to help the flood victims in whatever way they can. Some handed out financial aid. Others joined the volunteers in repacking food and relief goods. Celebrity couples like Phil Younghusband and Angel Locsin, Kim Chiu and Xian Lim, and Robin Padilla and Mariel Rodriguez went to supermarkets to buy provisions for the evacuees. Julianna, the daughter of Richard Gomez and Lucy Torres joined relief operations at the Malay Elementary School in San Mateo, Rizal, together with Rhian Ramos and KC Montero. Angel Locsin, Kris Aquino and Iza Calzado proceeded to Valenzuela City to distribute relief goods there. KC Concepcion was with the relief team of the UN. The major networks also delivered food and clothing to far-flung flood-stricken communities.

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How true are rumors that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are going to get married soon? The buzz began after the couple hosted a party at their home in Chateau Miraval in southern France for family and close friends during the weekend. Among the guests are Brad’s parents and Robert Procop, a jeweller who made Angelina’s engagement ring. Brad, 48 and Angelina, 37, who became sweethearts in 2005, announced their engagement last April. He gave her a ring, she gave him a $400,000 watch. For the wedding, the two would want a small affair, with the guests numbering no more than 20, according to reports. The ceremony would be in Chateau Miraval.