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Vaughan explained his condition in detail in an in-depth interview with the Telegraph, and expressed his initial reluctance to discuss his illness publicly.Vaughn admitted, "I'll be honest with you, I was never going to speak about it." "But then I thought, 'Wait a minute, there are probably a lot of people who go through something similar and stay silent.' I don't want it to seem like I'm after any sympathy, because I'm not. I just hope I can help one or two people."
The former England top-order batsman described the severe physical limitations he experienced due to the illness."There were times when I wouldn't go out, because I was shy. Even getting in the car and going out was terrifying. I'd try to walk across the street to Starbucks, and I'd stumble. Whenever someone asks if I'm okay, I'll reply, 'Just a sore knee.'
Vaughn stressed the importance of mental health and urged people to seek medical help if they notice symptoms of an inflammatory disorder."People always talk about how mental illness is the hardest thing to diagnose because it's not a visible injury; it's just something that happens inside your mind. It's the same thing as this disease at times. Plus, it keeps increasing.”
"In the end, we're men, right? If we can do something tomorrow, we'll do it tomorrow. But I've had this warning in my life, where my situation got so bad, so quickly, that I had to go and meet someone. had to go.Never think that you can't get something treated or that you can't recover from it, and if you have symptoms of an inflammatory disorder, go to your doctor as soon as possible," Vaughn urged.
Vaughan explained his condition in detail in an in-depth interview with the Telegraph, and expressed his initial reluctance to discuss his illness publicly.Vaughn admitted, "I'll be honest with you, I was never going to speak about it." "But then I thought, 'Wait a minute, there are probably a lot of people who go through something similar and stay silent.' I don't want it to seem like I'm after any sympathy, because I'm not. I just hope I can help one or two people."
The former England top-order batsman described the severe physical limitations he experienced due to the illness."There were times when I wouldn't go out, because I was shy. Even getting in the car and going out was terrifying. I'd try to walk across the street to Starbucks, and I'd stumble. Whenever someone asks if I'm okay, I'll reply, 'Just a sore knee.'
Vaughn stressed the importance of mental health and urged people to seek medical help if they notice symptoms of an inflammatory disorder."People always talk about how mental illness is the hardest thing to diagnose because it's not a visible injury; it's just something that happens inside your mind. It's the same thing as this disease at times. Plus, it keeps increasing.”
"In the end, we're men, right? If we can do something tomorrow, we'll do it tomorrow. But I've had this warning in my life, where my situation got so bad, so quickly, that I had to go and meet someone. had to go.Never think that you can't get something treated or that you can't recover from it, and if you have symptoms of an inflammatory disorder, go to your doctor as soon as possible," Vaughn urged.
