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@AuntG wrote:

The article I read didn't make sound like he is hiding, just that he has been sidelined at home with his bum knee.


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The article I read said he is in hiding and refusing to see or speak with hiis friends.

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@Kachina624 wrote:
I heard he needs a knee replacement but is scared of having surgery. If he's depressed and can't move around much, I wonder if he has gained weight and is too embarrassed to be seen by the public?

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I was thinking the same thing.

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He's always been a strange bird.  It always seems to be the most upbeat and funny celebrities are fighting silent depression battles when the cameras go away.

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He can be annoying at times but it seems his heart is in the right place. I hope he gets whatever help he needs and feels better soon.

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@Mellie32 wrote:

He's always been a strange bird.  It always seems to be the most upbeat and funny celebrities are fighting silent depression battles when the cameras go away.


@Mellie32  This is how I always saw him as well. I think he was always fighting demons and I do not think he ever was really truly happy.  He was an emotional wreck....always crying.

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Wow, this thread is so old, I don't even remember discussing it.  Poor Richard, hope he's okay.

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Re: Richard Simmons (update 2016)*****


@missy1 wrote:

http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/04/richard-simmons-bizarre-behavior/

 

 

He was taken to a hospital on Friday. He has been reclusive for 3 years.


Thanks for posting the update for us, @missy1.

 

I've always really liked him. He has been an inspiration to me, too.

 

I have many of his DVDs and Videos, and one of his meal programs, that is similar to his Deal-A-Meal program. 

 

I hope that he is/was able to get the help that he needed while in the hospital. I have been thinking of him too, while he has been away from the public these past few years. I really hope that he is alright. Heart

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Wow, this thread is so old, I don't even remember discussing it.  Poor Richard, hope he's okay.


So true.

I saw something about him on the news today, so I started reading the thread like it was 2016, then I noticed it being 2014...it 'read' current.

 

Odd how his life has almost been a time capsule...like life stood still for him.  

 

He's 67....and Late 60's-Early 70's seem to be the 'witching hour' for celebrity deaths, as of late.  I don't have a good feeling about this.  I hope he gets the help he desperately needs. 

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I just hope medical staff can reach him the way he reached so many in his tapes.  My best to him.