A Wiggle is Ill: 5 Ways to Answer Your Kid's Questions - by Lisa Copen

A Wiggle is Ill: 5 Ways to Answer Your Kid's Questions - by Lisa Copen: "Moms are mourning all around the world. We've sighed in relief that Greg Page, the founding band member and 'yellow Wiggle' is not living with a life-threatening disease, and yet he has resigned due to a chronic illness called orthostatic intolerance or POTS. For some time it's been a mystery illness, but in late November, he officially announced that doctors had solved the riddle of this illness, he shared his symptoms, diagnosis and sadly, his resignation.

I have a 3-year-old son and was introduced to the Wiggles when my baby sat in his boppy seat and I turned on the Disney channel for something lively. The brightly colored shirts and healthy songs about fruit salad caught my attention, and we've been fans ever since. I've been to two concerts and have acted pretty silly singing 'Quack, Quack, Quack-a-doodle-doo' determined to get our money's worth and make sure my child had fun.

But I'm also a mom who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for the last thirteen years, and I admire how Greg Page kept up the fast-paced, exhausting touring, jumping up and down with Wags the Dog.

Whenever the Wiggles perform, whether in concert, or in an interview on the Today Show, they are in character, so in some odd way, the Wiggle's illness makes him more human. Whenever a celebrity goes public with an illness, I feel like they have joined my club."