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What illness did Greg from the Wiggles have?

What illness did Greg from the Wiggles have?

Greg Page has a condition known as orthostatic intolerance, that’s orthostatic intolerance. And it’s not fatal, but it’s a chronic illness. And what happens is that the heart, in medical terms, does not compensate for a change in posture by pumping enough blood around his body.

Is Geoff the wiggle dead?

An NSW Ambulance spokesman credited Page’s survival to the actions of a young nurse in the audience, who performed CPR and used a defibrillator on the unconscious Yellow Wiggle. “It was only through the efforts of bystanders before we arrived that he is alive today,” the spokesperson said.

Why did The Wiggles break up?

The Wiggles are an Australian children’s music group formed in Sydney, New South Wales in 1991. Wilcher left the group after their first album. Page retired in 2006 due to ill health and was replaced by understudy Sam Moran, but returned in 2012, replacing Moran.

Is Anthony Wiggle married?

Michaela Patisteasm. 2003
Anthony Field/Spouse

How did Emma join the Wiggles?

History with The Wiggles She was seven years old at the time. Emma began performing with the Wiggles in 2010, as Fairy Larissa in Dorothy the Dinosaur concerts and videos. She later went on to play Wags the Dog and Dorothy the Dinosaur, and be a Wiggly Dancer in Wiggles tours by 2011.

Why did Greg from the Wiggles leave the show?

The original yellow Wiggle. Greg, 47, first left the line-up in 2006 due to health issues. He was diagnosed with Orthostatic Intolerance, a disorder that affects blood flow and led to fainting if he stood upright for too long.

Where did yellow Wiggles member Greg Page go to hospital?

Photograph: Christopher Pledger/AP Original Wiggles member Greg Page collapsed and went into cardiac arrest at a bushfire relief concert in Sydney on Friday night. The original Yellow Wiggle was taken to Westmead hospital after falling to the ground as he left the stage at Castle Hill RSL.

Who was the lead singer of the Wiggles?

Wiggles lead singer Greg Page came dangerously close to death and was saved by two crewmates after he went into cardiac arrest during a bushfire relief concert. Page, the original yellow Wiggle, was taken to Westmead Hospital after collapsing during the reunion concert at Castle Hill RSL in Sydney on Friday night.

Who was the Wiggle that died at the Castle Hill concert?

Page, the original yellow Wiggle, was taken to Westmead Hospital after collapsing during the reunion concert at Castle Hill RSL in Sydney on Friday night. Likewise, people ask, did the original yellow Wiggle die? Original Wiggles member Greg Page collapsed and went into cardiac arrest at a bushfire relief concert in Sydney on Friday night.