Princesa Mette-Marit da Noruega anuncia que sofre de fibrose pulmonar

A princesa Mette-Marit da Noruega, de 45 anos, acaba de anunciar que lhe foi diagnosticada uma fibrose pulmonar.

A futura rainha da Noruega – que é casada com o príncipe herdeiro Haakon desde 2001 – deu a notícia através de um comunicado oficial.

"Esta doença significa que as capacidades de trabalho irão variar", começou por revelar Mette-Marit, acrescentando: "O príncipe e eu decidimos informar-vos disto agora porque no futuro terão de haver intervalos nos compromissos oficiais. Quando eu estiver em tratamento e quando a doença estiver mais ativa, vai ser necessário."

As I've seen some blogs speculating about Crown Princess Mette-Marit's life expectancy, I've decided to post some important things to know about Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s health. This text is not created by me but all thanks go to drottningsilvia on tumblr. But I wholeheartedly stand by it! I don't quite care if I get hate because of everything written down there, but those things need to be said and even though this doesn't imply on anyone in specific, I want you all to read it and remember it. Thank you ? It’s very sad to hear that she’s been diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis (progressive scarring of the lungs) but please remember a few things. Respect the family’s privacy and don’t reblog or share any pap/candid photos that show her going to the hospital/receiving treatment/etc. Remember when people were reblogging photos of the Danish Royal Family going to the hospital to visit Prince Consort Henrik? Yeah, don’t do that again guys. Don’t spread rumors about hospital visits, treatment, prognosis, etc. If the royal family wants us to know, then they’ll post something. Don’t speculate on her prognosis or life span. She has access to the best doctors and healthcare in the world. She also has a very supportive family that will help her through anything that comes her way. Respect that changes are coming. Mette-Marit’s health is the most important thing! She may not be able to do as much as she used to do. Other changes include changes to her appearance because of stress, medication, and/or treatments. Take the time to educate yourself. If you don’t know what pulmonary fibrosis is, maybe you should learn more about it so you can understand what she is going through. But don’t panic over all this! Like I said before, the royal family has plenty of money and resources to provide MM with the best care. For more information and resources on pulmonary fibrosis from the British Lung Foundation go and click on the link on my account. And if you've come reading it to the end, I would like you to with that keep in mind that this is (I'm quite sure) not only hard on Mette-Marit but also on her family so please, really do respect their privacy.

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"Apesar de saber que este diagnóstico irá limitar a minha vida, fico feliz por a doença ter sido descoberta tão cedo. O meu objetivo é trabalhar e participar nos compromissos oficiais o mais possível", afirmou ainda.

Kristian Bjøro, o médico de Mette-Marit, diz que a princesa "terá de se submeter a tratamentos experimentais no futuro" mas que o facto de ter descoberto a doença numa fase inicial é "favorável".

October 19th 2018 | Crown Princess Mette-Marit on the talkshow Lindmo with host Anne Lindmo. - The Crown Princess talked about the annual TV aksjonen and what traditions the Crown Prince family has on this day. This year's TV aksjon occurs tomorrow and the money will be given to Kirkens Bymisjon. Text by @norwegianroyals

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Mette-Marit e Haakon têm 2 filhos: a princesa Ingrid Alexandra, de 14 anos, e o príncipe Sverre Magnus, de 12. A princesa tinha ainda um filho de uma relação anterior.