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Zsa Zsa Gabor's right leg amputated

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor’s right leg, which was infected with gangrene, has been amputated in a life-saving surgery her doctors have deemed a success.  She is in “frail health” and will be closely monitored in a Los Angeles hospital, Dr David Rigberg said.

Gabor was hospitalised on 2 January after attempts to save her leg with antibiotics proved unsuccessful.

The 93-year-old has been admitted to hospital a number of times since breaking her hip in July.

“Ms Gabor needed an amputation above her knee due to poor circulation and a large ulcerated area on her right leg,” said Dr Rigberg, an associate professor of vascular surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.

“The surgery today went well, however, she is in frail health so we will continue to monitor her closely,” he said, adding that after consulting with Ms Gabor’s husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, he felt amputation was the best decision.
Multiple hospital visits

Gabor had been hospitalised several times for swelling in her legs and blood clots throughout her body, following a hip replacement surgery this summer.

She was readmitted to hospital in the new year because a wound in her right leg had grown and “wasn’t healing any more”, her publicist John Blanchette said earlier this month.

Gabor had reportedly been bedridden in recent months.

She was in critical condition and had asked for a priest during a trip to the hospital in August, but Gabor soon recovered and was sent home.

The veteran actress was partially paralysed in a car accident in 2002 and suffered a stroke in 2005, forcing her to use a wheelchair.

Gabor starred in the films Moulin Rouge, Touch of Evil and Queen of Outer Space, among others.

While most of us celebrate the fact that Monday, January 18^th is Martin Luther King, Jr, Day, did you know that it actually took 15 years for Congressman John Conyers and others to lobby for this day to become a nationally recognized day?

The bill was introduced to congress just 4 days after Dr. King was shot, but it wasn’t signed into law by President Ronald Reagan until Nov. 2, 1983. In the interim, several states (including Illinois, Massachusetts, and Connecticut) had passed their own versions of the holiday to celebrate Dr. King’s life and legacy.

Today, MLK day is designed to celebrate not only Dr. King’s birthday (which is actually on January 15^th) but also to recognize civil service, and, civil rights: two things Dr. King fought hard for and believed in.

Dr. King is most widely known for his “I have a dream speech” but he also often said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?”

So on this day of service, reflection, and remembrance, what are you doing to help your community and those around you? Tell us by leaving a comment below!

To learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. read his mini-biography here.

Ed McMahon the announcer of  NBC’s late night talk show, The Tonight Show dies due to health problems. He was well know for the word  “Here’s Jonny”.  During his death he was surrounded by his Family members.  Apart from NBC’s late night talk show  Ed McMahon also worked as a host  for TV talent search.

His publicist, Howard Bragman, said McMahon died on Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center .It was  reported that Ed McMahon died due to  Multitude of health problems. “He was a gifted artist and its  a sad mourning for us” reported by other celebrities.

McMahon was born in 1923 in Detroit, Michigan. After school he did graduation in Electrical Engineering. He went to attend National Duty for his country during world war II. McMahon was a Marine Corps fighter pilot but spent much of his service working as an instructor and test pilot. And again later he was called for the duty in Korean duty.

After the war, McMahon returned home and got his big break on ABC daytime show Who Do You Trust?. McMahon was the announcer alongside rising star and host, Johnny Carson.The pair teamed up again, four years later in 1962, this time on NBC’s late night talk show, The Tonight Show. Their on-screen partnership lasted 30 years.

Ed McMahon will be remembered by all the people in the world for his contribution towards Nation and Entertainment field.