With her blonde hair and blue eyes.. Kathleen Turner, star of ‘Serial Mom’ fame, has gone through ups and downs

and it appeared that Weiss wanted no time with her when she was home. The two divorced amicably during that time and Turner earned a Tony award nod for her time as Martha.
The star had also earned an Oscar nomination back in 1987 for her role in Peggy Sue Got Married. Her film career was alive and well during the 80s and she starred in a variety of blockbustersthree of which were with Michael Douglas. However in the 90s Kathleen experienced a medical setback when her neck locked not allowing her to turn her head. In addition her hands swelled to the point where she stopped being able to use them.
It was crippling Kathleen said. You stop taking things for granted when you lose them even temporarily. What I took for granted my athleticism my ability to throw myself around and just be able to move

 however I wanted to. When I lost that that was a real crisis of self who am I if I cannot do this? The culprit of her misfortune wound up being rheumatoid arthritis a condition characterized by the swelling of the lining in our joints. This condition causes chronic pain that can be difficult to manage When it was first diagnosed I was terrified because they said Id be in a wheelchair Kathleen explained. I thought If I cant move I cant act. Acting isnt just what I want to do. I was born to do it. Its at every point of my living. The idea of not being able to do it was the most frightening part that and the constant pain.
Kathleen turned to pills and alcohol to manage her pain. While these helped her to work the habit of drinking vodka led to her passing out during rehearsals for shows like 2002s stage production of The Graduate. The actress actually went to rehab after the show stopped running only to find out that she was not an alcoholic. Instead she was told she simply needed to better track when she was taking her medications and their side effects. While better managing her pain the