内容摘要：“I think it’s fair to say even Dom didn’t yet know what he would do exactly in those chapters,” Watts said.

“I think it’s fair to say even Dom didn’t yet know what he would do exactly in those chapters,” Watts said.

for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas atMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski, best known for roles in the television sitcom “Kath and Kim” and the movie “Babe,” announced on Thursday she had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.

The 64-year-old Melbourne resident posted on social media that she had started treatment for stage four, which she described as a “rare and fast-moving blood cancer.”“It’s serious, but I’ve started one of the best treatments available (the Nordic protocol), and I’m lucky to be getting absolutely world-class care here in Melbourne,” Szubanski posted.

“I won’t sugar-coat it: it’s rough. But I’m hopeful. I’m being lovingly cared for by friends and family, my medical team is brilliant, and I’ve never felt more held by the people around me,” she added.Szubanski said that she had shaved her head before appearing in a video “in anticipation of it all falling out in a couple of weeks.” That was an apparent reference to undergoing chemotherapy.

Szubanski received international acclaim for her role as the farmer’s wife Esme Hoggett in the 1995 movie “Babe.” The movie that tells the story of a pig that wants the job of a sheepdog was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

Szubanski reprised the role in the 1998 sequel: “Babe: Pig in the City.”In the U.S., newborns are screened for treatable genetic conditions. In Senegal, newborn screening is not routine. Infants who appear healthy at birth might go undiagnosed and experience irreversible decline. Glutaric acidemia type I, for example, can cause brain damage, seizures, coma and early death.

Sané is waiting for genetic testing results for Aissata’s one-year-old sister Aminata. Patients can live long, healthy lives if they start treatment before the onset of symptoms. That includes following a strict diet, avoiding protein-rich foods like nuts, fish and meat and taking the supplement L-carnitine. Though consultation with Rodriguez was free, lifelong treatment is not. If Aminata shares her sister’s disease, Sané will need government assistance to buy medication.Prof. Moustapha Ndiaye, head of the neurology department at Fann, hopes young physicians will graduate prepared to assist rare disease patients not just in Senegal but in other African countries.

“Students travel from across Africa to study here,” Ndiaye said.At the start of her career, Dr. Henriette Senghor saw patients who were hospitalized for months. Some died, and no one knew why.