So Heather has Epstein-Barr disease. What exactly could happen with that? Just exhaustion or?

I think it is believed to be related to chronic fatigue syndrome can make it impossible for people to function and even get out of bed at times. It can also damage the heart and can cause other organs to swell. It is also transmitted through swapping spit, but Y&R will never acknowledge that.

Since this is no longer a spoiler, I'm removing the tags.

Edited September 25, 200817 yr by BadZoe

So Heather has

Epstein-Barr disease. What exactly could happen with that? Just exhaustion or?

Wow.

If I remember correctly, my cousin's cousin has it and it got really bad at one point he had to use braces to walk. He's better now, but it can be very debilitating. I don't think it's life threatening though.

If I got something wrong, please correct me.

Edited September 24, 200817 yr by Greg's GL

Heather -

The Epstein-Barr Virus is the causal agent for mononucleosis. It depends on whether you are currently acutely ill and the virus is in your system or whether it merely represents a previous infection and you are seeing a positive anti-body test. An acute infection can vary from mild to severe. The risk of exercise is in rupturing the spleen. If your spleen is not enlarged, the risk of exercise is minimal and you can exercise to tolerance. If your spleen is enlarged, contact should be avoided and many physicians would treat you with steroids to reduce the risk of spleenic rupture

I think it is believed to be related to chronic fatigue syndrome can make it impossible for people to function and even get out of bed at times. It can also damage the heart and can cause other organs to swell. It is also transmitted through swapping spit, but Y&R will never acknowledge that.

Wait,

do we know that about Heather from today's show or a spoiler?

Hey, at least with Noah and Eden it's less screen time for Holleen. I don't mind--I also don't want to judge from the first couple of days and nerves.

Wait,

do we know that about Heather from today's show or a spoiler?

Thursday US show.

Wait,

do we know that about Heather from today's show or a spoiler?

Hey, at least with Noah and Eden it's less screen time for Holleen. I don't mind--I also don't want to judge from the first couple of days and nerves.

I'm starting to find Holleen is preferable to this Eden. I just finished Y&R, Thursday US, and she seemed worse than before. I'm now starting to think about taping this show just to get her off my screen. Was this character even necessary to bring on?

Loved the scenes with Victor and Nick today. Nick being torn between respecting his fathers wishes and feeling the need to help him....it was great to watch Eric and Joshua. I don't have a clue what happened in Mexico but whatever it is I've not seen Victor this down in ages. If ever. I also enjoyed seeing Raya today also. I miss her and the beauty she brought to the show.

I completely agree about the Eden chick. Anyone that thinks Noah's a loser doesn't deserve my time or my respect. Loved Noah's response though.

Not very long, my instincts are generally good when it comes to new characters. While I do blame the writers, a better actress would be able to show that her attitude on the outside is just a protective front. This one isn't portraying that underlying vulnerability. Instead it comes off that she was born sucking on a lemon.

Okay, I see your point (have now watched it).

But, with Eden, we're told she is "psycho bitch from hell" (Noah), "angry girl" (Michael), and "scared" (Lauren).

She is SUPPOSED to be nasty, and we're SUPPOSED to understand it as a defense. She is SUPPOSED to be dislikable.

Now, I'll buy what you say--it is true--I didn't perceive that vulnerability. If she NEVER comes down from this attitude, I will be with you. But I'm going to give the script a bit of a chance to let her show some range.

But I personally loved much of the rest of it. I'm loving Adam and Jack together like nobody's business...and I sure hope they retcon Adam into Jack's son .

I also think this new Noah--whom I was prepared to hate, because I really liked Hunter Allan--is just ideal. Perfection as as a young teen with a bit of Nick's humorous attitude. He is a better actor than Joshua Morrow as at this age.

I had silly fun with Sharon and Phyllis. It was meant to be a fun scene illustrating the problems between the ladies...and it was also meant to sort of confirm Noah's perception that girls are crazy. It worked on both scores.

I love these scenes. They make me smile, and the ladies seem to enjoy them. I'd love Sharon vs Nikki more, but I guess we'll see more of that some day.

I appreciate every attempt at humor and snark, within reason. This was a major improvement that started in the LML regime.

I see it coming. With Jack, Billy,

Ashley, Traci,

Colleen all in town together, and

with Gloria rumored to get caught soon

, I picture a triumphant day--probably by Christmas--where all those Abbotts sit around the table, and the ghost of John (visible only to Jack) sits at the head.

On that same episode, I see the

destitute Gloria/Jeff/Kevin and disbarred Michael (kicked out by Lauren)

freezing outside . And I imagine, in an act of Christmas charity, they might be allowed in for a meal before they are again

evicted

.

How much grace period does a character get with you? lol

I think your fantasy is a bit extreme and mean spirited for any holiday show especially for Michael who is a decent man, so I hope we don't see anything like that.

I don't get why people get so worked up about Gloria having scenes in the Abbott home. The fact is if this show bothered to give Gloria a real set instead of the absurd pool house we wouldn't be seeing her use the Abbott house. I get the anger when she was living there and trying to take the mansion from Jack. But what we are seeing now is caused by a ridiculous use of sets especially for the Baldwin-Fisher family. Kevin's apartment is merely Michael and Lauren's apt set reconfigured and hasn't been seen in months, Gloria is living in a pool house, Michael has lost his office and Lauren's boutique is rarely on. You can't have every Baldwin-Fisher scene in Lauren and Michael's apartment or at the Athletic Club or coffeehouse.

Edited September 25, 200817 yr by lmfan

I was fully prepared to despise the new Noah, Hunter Allen was a great little actor, but I'm pleasantly surprised. The Noah we have now has some of Sharon's sweetness and (for lack of better phrasing) what I'd imagine to be Nick's appreciation of bathroom humor. He's very natural and the writing he's been given makes him sound like a teen, not too young, not too old, just right. Well done MAB, HS and whoever hired him!

Now Eden on the other hand...What. A. Disaster. Hate the actress, hate the character, hate the storyline. HATE IT! Time to ship her off to the ashram!

I really like the Adam/Jack buddy buddy thing...historically Jack has been a pseudo father to many of Victor's children, so it's all just a case of history repeating.

In Thursday's US episode, is it me or is the lighting at Crimson Lights and the hospital very Rauch-ish? Everything was so bright.

ETA: I went back to watch some hospital scenes from July and it definitely looks different!

So Heather has

Epstein-Barr disease. What exactly could happen with that? Just exhaustion or?

Its a lot like mono. fever, sore throat, swollen glands. You have to have blood work run to confirm, as well as test pos to a mono spot test. Another sigh of it is a high count of white blood cells. However, i think in recent years its been proven that exhaustion is not caused by it, but im not sure. It also can give you two or so rare types of cancer, tho i forget the names.

I did a lot of research on it when i was 18. My Dr. thought i had it, but it turned out just to be a bad case of Mono i guess.

Okay, I see your point (have now watched it).

But, with Eden, we're told she is "psycho bitch from hell" (Noah), "angry girl" (Michael), and "scared" (Lauren).

She is SUPPOSED to be nasty, and we're SUPPOSED to understand it as a defense. She is SUPPOSED to be dislikable.

Now, I'll buy what you say--it is true--I didn't perceive that vulnerability. If she NEVER comes down from this attitude, I will be with you. But I'm going to give the script a bit of a chance to let her show some range.

The problem with Eden is we are being TOLD those things. the actress isnt selling it. And i did actually enjoy her on Zoey 101, but shes an awful dramatic actress.

Bwahaha!

Y&R News

Suffice to say, I sent the bitch an email...

Those guys at yrnews.biz always crack me up.

Suffice to say, I sent the bitch an email...

I figured it might make you cross. To be fair, though, she -- like you -- is expressing her opinion. And I noticed she was pretty much an equal opportunities offender. Daniel (or Porniel as she calls him) got it in the neck, as did Amber and Lily to a lesser extent.

Unfortunately, Tammin's performance is not winning over fans in the blogsphere. On the upside for you and other fans of TS, she has got everybody buzzing. TPTB are looking at all the threads about Colleen and rubbing their hands. Enraged viewer = engaged viewer and all that.

Edited September 25, 200817 yr by Cat