Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit has a chronic illness

Hovet in a press release: The Crown Princess suffers from chronic pulmonary fibrosis

Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit suffered from chronic pulmonary fibrosis.

He writes the court in a press release.

"I have to learn to live in uncertainty," says Mette-Marit to NRK.

The announcement of the disease of the 45-year-old heiress princess appeared in a press release Wednesday night.

"For several years, I have had health problems many times and now, we know more about what they are due." My permission means that my ability to work will vary, "writes Mette-Marit in a commentary, and continues:

"I have chosen to inform about it now, among other things, because in the future, it will be necessary to have periods without an official program."

"More chronic than we hoped for"

NRK interviewed Mette-Marit and her husband, Crown Prince Haakon, about the disease. The Crown Princess says that it was a relief to get the diagnosis.

"It turned out that the disease is more chronic than we expected, but it also causes the establishment of several elements.

"I think life is, to a certain extent, learning to live in insecurity, and that's also my case, but I'm very optimistic and very happy to have such talented people around of me.

There is no cure

Pulmonary fibrosis disease is characterized by scarring between pulmonary ampoules. This can lead to persistent coughing, shortness of breath and recurrent infections.

There is no cure for pulmonary fibrosis. The treatment aims to limit the course and improve the quality of life of the patient.

Kristian Bjøro, professor at the National Hospital of Oslo, is the doctor of Mette-Marit. He told the Norwegian National Congress that the Crown Princess had been diagnosed at an early stage and that the treatment followed had a positive effect.

What made Mette-Marit affected by the disease is unclear.

"Some types of pulmonary fibrosis may be due to lifestyle factors or the environment, but we think this is not the case here." "It acts of auto-immunity, that is to say that the immune system attacks the cells of the body", says Kristian Bjøro to NRK.