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).
With Miss Barrymore at her death in her modest apartment in Beverly Hills were her son, Samuel Colt, who lived with her, and her nurse and companion, Anna Albert. Her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Miglietti, and her other son, John Drew Colt, were said to be flying here. No date has been set for the funeral.