“I’m an old woman, 70 is old, and that’s OK,” Sally said at the time. “I’ve gathered strength behind my years, I owned them, I’ve earned them, I’ve deserved them, I have a right to have them. And I don’t like my neck, I don’t like a lot of things—but it’s OK.”
Her message resonates with millions facing similar journeys through osteoporosis care, menopausal changes, and the financial cost of senior wellness programs.
Sally Field’s Undisclosed Condition: Living With Osteoporosis
Many people are unaware that Sally has an undisclosed medical condition that has had an impact on her physical appearance. In a 2006 interview with WebMD, which was a year after she had publicly disclosed that she has osteoporosis, Sally admitted that she had long suspected that she was at risk for the condition.
“I was thin, small-boned, Caucasian, and heading towards age 60. But I was amazed at how quickly a woman could go from being at risk to having full-fledged osteoporosis.”
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that osteoporosis is a chronic bone condition that occurs when bone density and mass decline. This disease is often triggered by hormonal shifts, especially the reduction in estrogen levels that women experience as they approach menopause.
Preventing it involves regular bone scans, diagnostic lab testing, supplements, and frequently, private health insurance plans that cover long-term preventative care and wellness management.
