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Hayden Panettiere's Eyes Were Yellow, Hair Fell Out 'in Clumps' Due To Alcoholism
Hayden Panettiere sought help from a liver specialist during her addiction struggles.
The actress revealed in a new interview that by the time she "hit 30" in 2019, she was seeing a doctor for jaundice, which caused her eyes to turn yellow, a "swollen" face and hair loss.
"My body was like, 'Enough,'" she told Women's Health in her April 2023 cover story.
"I had to go to a liver specialist. I was holding on to weight that wasn't normally there. My hair was thin and coming out in clumps."
Hayden Panettiere saw a liver specialist during her addiction struggles.AFP via Getty Images 
The actress suffered from jaundice in 2019.Kimber Capriotti for Womenâs Health 
Panettiere told Women's Health her body had "enough" before she sought treatment.Kimber Capriotti for Womenâs Health 
The "Heroes" alum had "eight months of intensive therapy" in 2021.Kimber Capriotti for Womenâs Health Panettiere, now 33, was also struggling with "sleep deprivation" at the time, which affected her "motor skills," "ability to sleep" and "overall health."
She went into treatment two years later, giving herself a "blank canvas to work with" after "eight months of intensive therapy."
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When the "Heroes" alum got a breast reduction in 2022, she felt like her "body belonged to" her again.
She revealed her past addiction to opioids and alcohol in 2022.Haydenpanettiere/Instagram That same year, Panettiere revealed her secret addiction to opioids and alcohol in a People interview.
The "Nashville" star recalled being given "happy pills" for the first time at the age of 15, with the drugs and alcohol subsequently becoming "something [she] almost couldn't live without."
Panettiere got sober during her pregnancy with daughter Kaya, now 8, but fell off the wagon after giving birth to her and Wladimir Klitschko's little one in 2014.
She continues to speak candidly about her recovery.Haydenpanettiere/Instagram The "Scream" star, who relinquished custody of Kaya amid her addiction, is now "grateful to be part of this world again and … will never take it for granted."
Earlier this month, she gave a sobriety update while speaking to the New York Times about her brother Jansen Panettiere's February death, her on-again, off-again relationship with Brian Hickerson and more.
Now two years into her sobriety, Hayden looked back on her liver damage, explaining that the organ began failing when she was 27.
Panettiere, pictured here with late brother Jansen, has been sober for two years.Instagram/@jrpanettiere The Golden Globe nominee told the newspaper that she used to drink an entire bottle of alcohol to get through the day, sometimes swapping opioids for booze in order to drink less.
She noted that she has held onto one photo taken deep in her addiction "to remind" herself how she looked at rock bottom.
"The fact that I thought I looked OK at that time is the scariest part to me," Hayden said.
Baby Taken From Texas Couple After Home Birth Will Be Returned By Dallas Court
Mila Jackson, the newborn taken into foster care by Texas officials in late March, will return home ahead of a scheduled hearing that was set for Thursday afternoon.
Mila was taken into the custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services on March 30. She was born on March 21 in a home birth, but shortly afterward, she was diagnosed with jaundice. The family's longtime pediatrician did not believe that her parents, Temecia and Rodney Jackson, were providing appropriate care, so contacted DFPS, setting off a chain of events that led to Rodney Jackson's brief arrest and Mila being put into foster care for three weeks.
The Jacksons' midwife Cheryl Edinbyrd, who had participated in the home birth, was providing care, they said. An initial court hearing had been scheduled for April 6, but was postponed until April 20.
Temecia and Rodney Jackson in a press conference after their daughter was placed in DFPS custody. The Afiya Center In a news release issued on Thursday morning, the Afiya Center, a Texas-based reproductive and birth justice organization that has represented the Jacksons, the Dallas County District Attorney's office made the decision to reunite Mila with her parents "late yesterday and overnight."
The district attorney's office said that they do not comment on cases involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.
The Jacksons' case made headlines nationwide, especially after it became public that court documents authorizing Mila's removal had different people listed as Mila's parents. It's still unclear who the people listed on the document are. CBS News was not able to contact them, and is not identifying them.
According to the news release from the Afiya Center, the Jacksons will be "enjoying some personal time with their daughter" and their two older children. A rally set to support the family during their court appearance today has been canceled.
"I'm just happy that justice prevailed and I am grateful for the Afiya Center and everyone involved in the return of this baby," Edinbyrd told CBS News on Thursday morning. "I look forward to actually giving her her first postpartum visit and celebrating her being home with her parents."
After a successful home birth, the Jacksons brought Mila to their family pediatrician for what they called a "newborn checkup" on March 24. Shortly after, pediatrician Dr. Anand Bhatt called Temecia Jackson and said that Mila needed to be brought to a nearby hospital for jaundice treatment, she said in a press conference.
Jaundice is fairly normal in newborns and can cause a yellow appearance. According to documents, Bhatt told a DFPS investigator that a bilirubin test, which is used to find the cause of health issues like jaundice, showed bilirubin levels of 21.7 milligrams. That, he told DFPS, was "cause for a lot of concern" and could lead to brain damage. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics' website, any level over 20 milligrams in a baby of Mila's age at the time would mean the baby needed treatment.
Edinbyrd told CBS News that she saw the bilirubin levels as "high" but not critical. She said that the Jacksons had already ordered a blanket and goggles to provide light therapy, one of the options to treat jaundice, and were also planning to provide enhanced nutrition, another treatment option.
Temecia Jackson said that on March 24, Bhatt told her he would call DFPS if the family did not bring Mila to the hospital. At around 4 a.M. On March 25, DFPS and police arrived at the Jacksons' home, but were denied entry. An hour later, officials came to the home a second time but were again denied entry. In a press conference, the Jacksons said they felt "traumatized" by those visits.
On March 30, officials returned to the Jacksons' home with a warrant. Documents show that a program director from DFPS approved Mila's removal "due to her health being in immediate danger of serious long-term consequences."
Rodney Jackson, who was not home at the time, was arrested upon his return. Court documents show he was charged with one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of preventing the execution of a civil process The Jacksons and Edinbyrd said that when Rodney Jackson was detained, his keys were taken, and officials entered the home and took Mila from Temecia Jackson.
While Mila was in foster care, the Jacksons were able to see her in supervised visits, Edinbyrd told CBS News. The family's two older children were not removed from the home.
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Kerry BreenCPS Returns Baby To Parents After Nearly A Month-long Dispute Over Jaundice Treatment
DALLAS (WFAA) - A Texas couple has been reunited with their newborn nearly a month after child protective services removed the infant from their care.
The situation began with a dispute over treatment for jaundice that quickly turned into a controversy, drawing national attention.
At an emotional news conference on April 6, Rodney and Temecia Jackson talked about the successful home birth of their baby Mila.
But after a routine checkup three days later, a pediatrician recommended treatment for the infant and alerted CPS when the parents refused.
"I felt like they had stolen my baby," Temecia Jackson said.
After being removed from her home, baby Mila was in CPS custody for 22 days with her parents allowed to see her once a week.
A court hearing was scheduled for Thursday afternoon, but a CPS spokesperson said a recommendation was made for a dismissal of the case to the assistant district attorney.
And baby Mila has now been returned to her parents.
Emma Roth, a Pregnancy Justice staff attorney, says the team is relieved that the Jackson family is reunited but it doesn't undo the harm.
Roth alleges that the family's ordeal shows the trauma of the hospital-to-CPS pipeline and is something that terrorizes Black families and something that should never happen.
A spokesperson for CPS did not immediately respond to such allegations.
As for what's next?
The family's legal team says they won't get justice until everyone involved in removing Mila from her parents is held accountable.
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