Walking Dead alum Jeryl Prescott joins Sarcoidosis Campaign

Walking Dead actors are very active in promoting campaigns near and dear to their hearts. Compassion is just one more reason why the fandom is so close-knit. In season one of The Walking Dead series, one character who stood out was Jacqui, played by Jeryl Prescott. The actress has joined a campaign close to her heart, the Sarcoidosis Awareness Campaign.

Jacqui was a quiet, compassionate, intelligent member of the original Atlanta group. She always kept her composure, and though she was a woman of few words, she made the ones she used count.

Her knowledge of city planning was beneficial while they tried to escape the city of Atlanta. In the end, Jacqui chose to end life rather than face the horrors of the apocalypse. She spent her last moments with Dr. Jennery (Noah Emmerich) at the CDC.

Jeryl Prescott Sarcoidosis Awareness Campaign

Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) has announced that Prescott has joined its Sarcoidosis Awareness Campaign.

FSR and Prescott are combining forces for the Ignore No More: African American Women & Sarcoidosis National Campaign throughout Black History Month. She had decided to speak out about the disease as it can be hereditary, and when she researched the disease, there wasn’t a lot of information available.

The FSR reports that African American women have the highest diagnosis of sarcoidosis in the United States. It is difficult to diagnose, and treatment options are limited. At this time, there is no known cure for this disease.

Prescott can speak first hand about this disease as she was recently diagnosed with cardiac sarcoidosis, added to her previously diagnosed pulmonary and ocular sarcoidosis.

What is sarcoidosis? 

"Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of granulomas—tiny clumps of inflammatory cells—in one or more organs of the body. When the immune system goes into overdrive and too many of these clumps form, they can interfere with an organ’s structure and function. When left unchecked, chronic inflammation can lead to fibrosis, which is the permanent scarring of organ tissue. This disorder affects the lungs in approximately 90% of cases, but it can affect almost any organ in the body. Despite increasing advances in research, sarcoidosis remains difficult to diagnose with limited treatment options and no known cure."

It is always amazing to see members of TWD Family advocate for causes that mean so much to them. These campaigns bring awareness to the causes, and you never know who could benefit hear this information.

Prescott is known for her roles as Madame Xanadu / Nimue in The Swamp Thing,  as Naomi King in the Netflix film, Resort to Love and Judge Martha Ross in All the Queen’s Men. 

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