Anytime a celebrity is open about a disease they have, it adds to the awareness people have.

We are monitoring the patient with more control. It's not that the doctor is monitoring from afar. This means an extra set of eyes.

This gives me an extra set of eyes now, and if I want a second opinion, I can have it right away.

Seventy-five percent of people who developed active TB and eventually died of the disease were in their productive years, ranging in age from 15 to 49.

…These people should not be around large amounts of molds because they probably can get an invasive disease; a small number, but they get an invasive disease and then you have fungus growing in your lung, in another organ, and that is very serious and difficult to treat.

It raises awareness and encourages them to seek medical attention if they think they have a particular disease.