Essential thrombocythaemia (ET) is a rare condition which affects the bone marrow â the spongy material found in bones. Bone marrow is where our blood cells are made. In ET, too many platelets are made. Platelets help the blood to clot. ET usually affects people over 50. It doesnât always cause symptoms and may be found after a blood test is taken for other reasons. Your doctor may suggest particular blood tests to diagnose ET.
Gertie in E.T. (1982) Julia Hart in The Wedding Singer (1998) Little Edie in Grey Gardens (2009) Best Known For: Drew Barrymore became the most famous child star in the world in 1982, when she starred as Gertie in Spielbergâs E.T (she subsequently became the youngest person to ever host Saturday Night Live).
The show had to go on. Barrymore would have understood: he was from a family of theatrical troupers, perhaps the most famous the world has known. Lionel's father was Herbert Blythe. Born in India, educated in England, Herbert arrived in the US in 1874 meaning to become an actor. He took the stage name Maurice Barrymore, and was soon starring on Broadway. In 1876, he married the actor Georgiana Drew, whose parents and siblings were all actors. Herbert and Georgiana had three children â Lionel, Ethel and John. Ethel always said she wanted to be a pianist.