One Wiggle quits

[glen]

One Wiggle quits



The Wiggles are expected to announce that their Yellow member, Greg Page, will quit the successful child pop group, according to various website reports.



The Wiggles have scheduled a press conference in Perth tomorrow, ahead of their latest Australian tour.



The Wiggles have been touring the USA with a Wiggle replacement for the past month, after it was revealed that Greg Page was suffering from an unknown illness that caused fainting spells. The managers of the Wiggles have said that his condition is still not properly diagnosed.



Mr Page was thought to be seeking treatment so that he could join up with the Wiggles again at a later time but it seems that his condition has not sufficiently improved.

[marco]

i believe the guy replacing the Yellow Wiggle is Sam Moran....not sure if he will wear yellow though! <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> maybe he can be the pink wiggle?

[Guest]

That is just terrible!!!! My kids LOVE The Wiggles. Infact when my son was little the ONLY way we could get him to go to sleep was to put on Wiggle Time. The songs are awsome, and it is all based on such a kid friendly level, it was easy for anyone to get into it! Even now i still catch myself singing along to the songs when my kids are watching...."Here comes a bear <stomping stomping> a vry scary bear....." Greg, we are all praying for you in hopes that you will conquer this illness. What will come of The Wiggles without our beloved Yellow Wiggle? Hang in there!!!! You've got ALOT of children <and some parents> wishing you a speedy recovery!!!! <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[glen]

hi wiggle mom. i agree it is terrible. the wiggles are one of the best groups for kids on earth. no doubt about it. i hope greg gets better. it must be terrible being sick and not knowing exactly what is wrong with you.



cheers, glen

[Guest]

Page says he's suffering from a chronic condition called orthostatic intolerance.



The condition means when he stands up his heart doesn't pump enough blood around his body.



The 34-year-old says it's not a life-threatening condition but is permanent and he can't sing and dance the way he wants.

[glen]

here is some info from [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthostatic_intolerance"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthostatic_intolerance[/url]

Orthostatic intolerance is the failure of the body to properly adjust to an upright position, especially with respect to blood flow, heart rate, and blood pressure.



A common manifestation of chronic orthostatic intolerance is postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

and here is some information from a US government site:

Orthostatic intolerance is a syndrome characterized by adrenergic symptoms that occur when an upright posture is assumed: the heart rate increases by at least 30 beats per minute, without orthostatic hypotension (Jacob et al., 1997). Most patients with orthostatic intolerance are women between the ages of 20 and 50 years (Low et al., 1995). This syndrome, first described by Da Costa (1871), has been called soldiers heart (Fraser and Wilson, 1918), neurocirculatory asthenia (Wooley, 1976), and mitral valve prolapse syndrome (Boudoulas et al., 1980). It is similar in many respects to chronic fatigue syndrome (Schondorf and Freeman, 1999).

[url="http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib032404.html"]http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib032404.html[/url]





there is more information here:



[url="http://www.cfids.org/about-cfids/orthostatic-intolerance.asp"]http://www.cfids.org/about-cfids/orthostatic-intolerance.asp[/url]

[glen]

if anyone is interested. the wiggles are touring at the moment and tickets can be obtained from ticketek:

Racing To The Rainbow Show!



Celebrate The Wiggles 15th Birthday at their end of year big show Racing To The Rainbow! where Greg, Murray Jeff and Anthony with their hot air balloon will take you on an adventure with new songs, new dances and some new giant inflatable props!



'The Racing To The Rainbow Show' will see The Wiggles and all their Wiggly friends, Captain Feathersword, Dorothy The Dinosaur, Henry The Octopus, Wags The Dog with The Wiggly Dancers zig zag across Australia playing in most capital cities.



The Wiggles will perform songs from their latest release, Racing To The Rainbow plus all the favourites such as Play Your Guitar With Murray, Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car, Monkey Dance, Can You Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist and many more!



TOUR DATES:

Thu 30 Nov & Fri 1 Dec - Burswood Dome, Perth

Mon 4 Dec - Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Wed 6 & Thu 7 Dec - Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park

Sat 9 Dec - Newcastle Entertainment Centre

Mon 11 & Tue 12 Dec - Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Thu 14 Dec - WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong



[url="http://www.thewiggles.com"]http://www.thewiggles.com[/url]

[marco]

i have yet to meet someone (young or old) that did not like the wiggles!



wish greg well. hope he gets better soon. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />