Also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; chronic bronchitis; or emphysema. COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. Progressive means the disease gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing that produces large amounts of a slimy substance called mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms.
Anne Heche was born on May 25, 1969 in Aurora, Ohio, the youngest of five children of Nancy (nÃ©e Prickett) and Donald Joseph Heche. Heche's family moved a total of eleven times during her childhood; at one point, they lived in an Amish community.
The Miss America turned actress wed husband Gary Collins in 1967 and had one child together, a daughter, Mary Clancy. Gary, who she met on the set of Three On A Couch, died in October 2012. Mary Ann was first treated for Stage 3 breast cancer in 2009.