‘Avoiding The Truth’ – Rick Salomon ‘Worried Sick’ About Wife Pamela Anderson's Physical & Emotional State

In October 2003, Pamela Anderson told Howard Stern, “I do not expect to live more than 10 or 15 years.” Eleven years later, as Rick Salomon tries to reconcile with his wife, RadarOnline.com has learned that she faces a serious health scare that has people around her terrified!

“It's no secret that Pam’s health has been compromised for years because of the Hepatitis C,” a source very close to Salomon tells RadarOnline.com exclusively. “Rumor has it her doctors are concerned that she may need a liver transplant.”

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But should the star have to undergo the serious procedure, she won’t be alone.

“Her friends and especially her children are staying strong and letting Pam know that they will support her and help her 100% if she ends up doing the procedure done, which she will find out in the next coming weeks,” the insider says.

“Rick avoids all conversations about Pam's health and doesn't go with her to the doctor’s office because he's just too nervous about the issue,” the source claims. “Rick is really afraid of loss and Pam has this more spiritual attitude, but Rick is more logical and deep down he knows the severity of her health issues.”

Anderson, 47, recently reconciled with her world-class poker husband, 46. The marriage was annulled after only two months and in January 2014 she had announced that they were married again.

She was previously married to Kid Rock and rocker Tommy Lee, whom she has two sons with - Brandon Thomas Lee, 18, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 16.

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