Relating to a Celebrity

I had recently seen that Hugh Jackman and his wife are in the infertility world. And just a few minutes ago, I also read that his dad has Alzheimer's. Besides being a chick, having smaller muscles and being slightly less famous, he and I have tons in common. I got weirdly excited about this. I wanted to be able to call him up and talk to him and share our struggles together. I watched an interview and read a couple articles about him and I wanted to point out some meaningful quotes from him.

On his dad, http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/2012/12/wishing-hugh-a-merry-christmas.html

My dad is fairly well into Alzheimer’s now. His short-term memory is pretty much gone. He still recognizes me and can talk about the past, and weirdly, he’s as happy as I’ve ever known him, which is wonderful.

On infertility, http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/hugh-jackman-opens-up-about-infertility-struggle-1.4350126

http://www.katiecouric.com/features/hugh-jackman-on-fatherhood-and-fertility-challenges/

"Until you go through it," Jackman told Katie Couric on her syndicated talk show, "you realize [infertility is] not talked about a lot. And, by the way, to be clear, Deb and I always wanted to adopt, so that was always in our plan. We didn't know where in the process that would happen but biologically, obviously, we tried and it was not happening for us. And it is a difficult time."

I know that celebrities shouldn't be role models just because they are put in very public positons; however, I'm very inspired by Mr. Hugh Jackman. (Especially after seeing his great performance in Les Miserables over the weekend). Sometimes we see celebrities as having it all and being perfect, so it's nice to have one to relate to and know that we're going through the same life struggles.

I'm very happy that Hugh and his wife have been able to adopt two children and my prayers go out to his dad that he talks so fondly about.