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16 hours ago
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Brandi Glanville Details New Treatment for Facial Disfiguration, Reveals If She'd Get Filler Again
Thanks to social media, Brandi Glanville has a new doctor and new treatment in place as her years-long battle with facial disfigurement continues. The 52-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum told Us Weekly exclusively that she 'randomly' met New York City-based 'infectious disease doctor' Dr. Michael Scoma online and he's hoping to help. 'He specializes in super hard to treat things where people can't get a diagnosis,' Glanville explained to Us. The first course in her treatment is 'IV antibiotics and fungal medications' through a PICC line in Glanville's arm. Glanville admitted that she's 'a wreck' as her health battle continues but is trying to keep a positive mindset. 'I always joke my life is like The Last of Us? I'm just turning into one of those black mold people,' Glanville said. 'That's how I felt. I have lumps on my face and they're moving around.' What Brandi Glanville Has Said About Her Facial Disfigurement: Treatments, Teeth and Mental Health Glanville told Us it was 'the strangest feeling' to know something was moving around in her face. 'Dr Michael Scoma said he wouldn't know if there was a parasite or not, because he didn't treat me early on. But if there was, it would have been gone by now,' she said. 'A lot of this infection, in this deep tissue — the staph infection, and there's other problems happening — it mimics a parasite. It has this fluid that jumps around your face because it's spreading.'Initially, it was just her face. Now, the infection has spread to Glanville's 'whole' head, neck, shoulder, collarbone and down her left arm. 'I spent two years being told there was really not anything wrong with me,' she explained. Glanville's health issues started when she returned home from Morocco in January 2023 after filming The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip season 4, discovering that she had contracted a parasite. (Glanville left the show after she was accused of sexual misconduct during filming by costar Caroline Manzo, which she has vehemently denied.) 'It's definitely calmed down since I was treated for the parasite, but now I'm left with [an] infection in my skin,' she told Us, noting that 'fluid' often leaks out of her ear and her face is 'all sunken in' — all things she hopes to cure with the help of Dr. Scoma. 'Right now, our focus is on treating Brandi's long-standing infection and its secondary effects,' Scoma told Us exclusively. 'Once the infection is fully controlled and she's stable, we can evaluate any next steps to support her recovery.' Scoma has taken a 'proactive' approach to Glanville's health issues with a 'multi-phase treatment.' The IV antibiotics Glanville discussed with Us are the first step — and only a short-term solution. Scoma eventually plans to give Glanville 'long-term maintenance' via oral antibiotic therapy with 'close monitoring.' He will also make 'adjustments' based on her response. Brandi Glanville Reveals She's Spent Over $113K on Health Issues, Misses 'Living Life' 'We can expect to see meaningful progress within the next few weeks, and I do believe Brandi can make a full recovery,' Scoma added. Glanville must follow Scoma's 'treatment protocols closely' and kick off her healing journey with 'proper rest' and 'a protein rich diet,' he told Us. She also must incorporate 'accessible strategies that support immunological health, like staying hydrated, managing stress, and maintaining key nutrients.' Along with Dr. Scoma, the former reality star also teamed up with 'angel' healthcare strategist Rachel Strauss, who is also known as the PBM Princess, to help with her medical bills. 'She advocates for people who have tons of medical bills. When you're sick and they're piling up, that causes stress and it makes your medical issues worse,' Glanville told Us, revealing that she has 'well over' $130,000 in medical bills. Strauss told Us that she hopes to 'recoup some of [Glanville's] money back' as they work together. 'I don't know that we're gonna be able to wipe a fat $100,000 away, but what we are going to be able to do is make sure that the proper parties who have to pay for those claims pay for them,' she said. 'Where it does fall on her responsibility is working with the hospitals she saw, reviewing what was billed, making sure it was billed properly — because certain things were truly emergencies that doctors will validate — and getting those reduced however we can.' Brandi Glanville Pixie Productions Former 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Stars: Where Are They Now? Glanville has seen 21 doctors (which has led to her medical debt) as she navigates her health issues, and some have blamed her facial disfigurement on 'old filler,' referring to past cosmetic procedures. She also made it clear to Us that there aren't any trips to a plastic surgeon in the near future — but is hoping to get a facelift one day. 'The doctor actually said my skin should regenerate quite a bit — not as much as I would like — because they did dissolve so much,' she shared. 'But it's going to be at least a year before I can do anything cosmetic, and I won't ever get an injection again.' When Dr. Scoma was asked about Glanville potentially getting cosmetic surgery again, he told Us, 'Right now, our focus is on treating Brandi's long-standing infection and its secondary effects. Once the infection is fully controlled and she's stable, we can evaluate any next steps to support her recovery.' Solve the daily Crossword
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14-02-2025
- Sport
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Wing-T offense coming: Jeff Scoma ready to shake up Gig Harbor football program
Gig Harbor High School running backs, rejoice: the Wing-T is coming. Jeff Scoma, who was announced as the Tides' new football coach this week, is bringing a run-first offensive scheme to the program. It worked at Stanwood High School, where Scoma took the Spartans to the Class 3A state tournament twice in 2021 and 2022. Prior to his arrival, Stanwood hadn't played in the state tournament since 1996, marking a 25-year drought. 'Coming out of covid, (Stanwood) needed a breath of fresh air,' Scoma told The News Tribune on Friday, a day after finalizing paperwork with the Peninsula School District to officially accept the job. 'The kids were fantastic. They did a great job learning the Wing-T and learning our offense. … It was a great group that wanted to embrace what we were doing.' Scoma grew up in Peoria, Illinois, and played baseball in high school. He graduated from Arizona State University before moving to East Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he worked in the corporate office for Kellogg's cereal company. He eventually made his way to Washington, where he started a Seattle Team Shop company, which sells Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, UW and WSU apparel. Currently, Scoma owns Soccer West, a soccer retailer in the Starfire Sports complex in Tukwila. Scoma's wife, Sydney, grew up in Tacoma and attended Stadium High School. Scoma joined the football staff at Bellevue High School as an assistant after moving to Washington. He took the head coaching position at La Conner in 2020 for a year before jumping to Stanwood. After putting Stanwood back on the state's football map, Scoma stepped down from the job a month into the 2024 season after Stanwood had gotten off to an 0-3 start. He declined to go into specifics about the decision. 'Just a quality of life decision,' he said. 'I don't want to go into the details.' He resurfaced shortly thereafter as a consultant for Michael Kneip's Bellevue High football team last fall, helping the Wolverines reach the 3A state championship game at Husky Stadium. Scoma said it was a good chance to recharge. 'It was great,' he said. 'The culture there is special. The coaches are outstanding. Top to bottom, it's arguably one of the best coaching staffs in the state. There's a certain mindset, expectation, work ethic there. It was good to be a sponge and just absorb.' Bellevue is where Scoma received his education as a coach and the program's fingerprints are all over his philosophy, from player buy-in to the Wing-T offense. He plans to bring the offense — which is also used by local 2A power Tumwater — to Gig Harbor. 'Bringing the Wing-T, but we'll do some things that are different,' he said. 'Some things people won't expect. I have to assess the talent, make some adaptations and changes based on some of the kids we have at each position.' Expect things to look very different than in past years, when Gig Harbor has looked to spread the ball out. Gig Harbor's most recent major success came under now-Auburn High coach Aaron Chantler, when the Tides played at a dizzying tempo and threw the ball all over the place with quarterback Davis Alexander, who was the TNT's 2015 All-Area player of the year. Scheme aside, Scoma said culture building will come first — and he thinks the foundation is in place to build a good culture at Gig Harbor. 'It's a quality school district,' Scoma said. 'Really good history, good booster club, great feeder program. Some nice periods of success, kids that have gone on and played college football.' Success may not come overnight. Gig Harbor plays in a competitive 3A Puget Sound League Narrows Division, which features perennial Top 10 program Lincoln and rising Mount Tahoma, which has played in the state tournament quarterfinals in back-to-back years under Keith Terry. 'It's probably one of the tougher (leagues) in the state,' Scoma said. 'But it's all about us. We have to be the very best version of ourselves.'
