American multi-ethnic actress Amy Brenneman’s talks about her political and social views and her ulcerative colitis!
Robert Bradley Amy Brenneman is an American actress, writer, and producer who rose to stardom when she played the role of detective Janice Licalsi in ABC police drama series ‘NYPD Blue’. She also has to her credit other memorable roles which have left a great impact on the minds of her audience and fans.
Her political and social views
Amy Brenneman has never shied from expressing her views. She is a confident and intelligent actress who dares to differ. She comes from a multi-racial background; her father was a Protestant with English, Irish and Swiss descents while her mother is a Jewish. This might explain the diverse exposure that Amy had in her life and which has made her able to think is a more open way.
Amy is pro-abortion and had signed ‘We had Abortions’ petition which appeared in the 2006 issue of Ms. Magazine. This petition included signatures of 5000 women who said that they had done an abortion and was not ashamed of it. Defending her decision, Amy had said:
“In the spring of my junior year at Harvard, my period was late. I had been in a relationship for almost two years with a loving and supportive boyfriend. We used birth control, but it malfunctioned. When I learned I was pregnant, I knew immediately and without question that I wanted an abortion. I had no desire to be a mother at that time — I wanted to finish college and start my career.”
More on her views
She was also part of an open appeal to passing the US House Resolution 808 which is for creating a Department of Peace in the US government and would be funded by 2% of the Pentagon’s annual budget.
Amy also strongly supports gun restriction and is for gun bans.
She is also in favor of schools which blend normal and ‘special needs’ children at one place and teach them together rather than having separate schools for special needs children. She has two children; Bodhi who is a normal child while Charlotte is with cognitive special needs.
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Amy’s health problem-ulcerative colitis
Amy was also a patient with ulcerative colitis. She had swellings and ulcers in her large colon. She had summed up her sufferings thus:
“It started subtly with cramping. Then urgency. Rushing to the restroom. Weight loss. Hair loss. Visits to a homeopath, naturopath, nutritionist, acupuncturist, and massage therapist. Countless medications and ultimately surgery.”
Amy after diagnosis was advised surgery but she did not want to do it. But ultimately she was forced to undergo an operation since her symptoms continued relentlessly. However, Amy accepts:
“But surgery ended up being what healed me. I’m so grateful to Western medicine.”
She is with the CACF (Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation) and works with them to raise the awareness of these type of gut disorders.
Ulcerative colitis
It is an inflammation of the large colon inner lining. The cause of this disease is obscure and genes and environment, bacteria, immune dysfunction are said to play a role. There is abdominal pain, loose motions, bloody diarrhea, fever, weight loss, and other organs involvements (eye, joints, bones, etc.).
There are flare-ups and tissue biopsies are needed to diagnose the condition. Certain medicines can control the disease but surgery is the option for severe cases.
Short bio on Amy Brenneman
Amy Brenneman is an American actress, writer, and producer who is best known for her appearance in the TV series ‘NYPD Blue’. She is also well recognized for her role in the HBO drama series ‘Leftovers’, and on the hit drama ‘Judging Amy’. See more…
Source: Wikipedia, crohnscolitisfoundation
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