Doctors say Desiree Jennings suffers from a rare neurological disorder as a result a flu shot she received earlier this year. The condition is called dystonia, and affects nearly every aspect of her daily life by prompting frequent seizures.

McCarthy’s 7-year-old son Evan is autistic. She founded Generation Rescue along with BF Jim to educate people about ways to reverse autism, including raising awareness over the safety of vaccines including flu shots.

“They have been extremely helpful,” Desiree says of Generation Rescue. “They have a lot of doctors that deal with vaccine interactions, and they have sent us so many other stories similar to mine. Unfortunately a lot of theirs are with children, which is worse. I can understand it happening to an adult, but not a little child that hasn’t had a chance to live their life and can’t speak, so I want to speak. They can’t, and I want to help them, too.”

Jim, 47, has been legally married twice, while at 36, Jenny has one trip down the aisle under her belt. Both have long claimed marriage would spoil their relationship. Instead, the couple, who have been dating since 2005, held a special commitment ceremony, during which they promised to be together forever.

Jim and Jenny pledged their love for each other in the Malibu ceremony, before jet-setting to Las Vegas for a mock honeymoon.

“The vows basically said that they would ‘be forever in love’ with one another and that they would always be together. For the two of them, it was as good as a marriage ceremony,” a tattle reveals in the Sept. 28 issue of The National Enquirer.

“They stayed at the Fantasy Tower in a luxury Sky Villa suite. When they weren’t kissing and cuddling, the two of them played Texas hold ‘em,” the source added. “He insists that he and Jenny are incredibly happy together, and they don’t want to jinx things by tying the knot. Jim says he doesn’t need a legal ceremony or a piece of paper, and Jenny feels the same.”

Jenny couldn’t be happier that her comedian boyfriend Jim Carrey has no interest in marriage or having more children.

“It’s wacky-weird that not only does [Jim] not want to get married, which I love, but he also doesn’t want to have more kids, which I love,” Jenny reveals.

Jenny has inked a multi-year deal with Winfrey’s Harpo Productions to develop projects on different platforms, including a syndicated talk show that the actress/author would host, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Jenny, a former Playboy Playmate, burst into the pop culture scene in 1997 as the host of MTV’s dating show Singled Out. In recent years, she has become an outspoken proponent against childhood vaccinations. Jenny has regularly chatted with the Queen of Talk about her struggles with her son’s autism — in fact, Jenny has published several best-selling books on the subject, including Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism and Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds.

In an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday, actress/model Jenny McCarthy confessed that her stunning bikini-clad cover shot on the May 2009 issue of Shape Magazine was altered.

The former Playboy centerfold, who dons a red two-piece on the current issue of the fitness guide says, “It’s eating healthy and also a crap load of airbrushing… I keep myself in very good shape… but it is definitely a little touched up.”

“I have freckles… and stretchmarks that you do not see here, and they add a little shadowing to make these muscle things happen that don’t exist on my body.”

Jenny McCarthy shows off her curves in a So De Mel bikini as Shape’s May 2009 cover girl.

The former Playboy Playmate may boast washboard abs and toned arms now, but Jenny tipped the scales at more than 200 lbs after giving birth to son Evan in 2002.

“I thought I might be 170 when I left the hospital, but no, I was 200!” the 5′6″ Jenny tells Shape. “When my son, Evan, was born, I dialed back that whole sex-kitten thing.” She joined Weight Watchers in her battle against the bulk, a program she credits with teaching her “portion control and to be conscious of what I put in my mouth.”

Above all, Jenny, now 36, attributes her bikini-worthy bod to yoga. She swears by it. In fact, she’s even gotten boyfriend Jim Carrey interested in adding the ancient art into his regular workout.

“I give it six months before I find him twisted into a preztel!”

Jenny McCarthy’s interview with Shape May 2009 arrives on newsstands this Monday, March 30.

Ah-honesty, it’s so refreshing. Jenny McCarthy has confessed to her love for Botox, but insists she does not go overboard.

In the new issue of Michigan Avenue Magazine, the former Playboy model admits she swears by the Botox needle and sometimes uses the neurotoxic protein to prevent lines and wrinkles from taking up residence on her famous face.

“I love Botox, I absolutely love it. I get it minimally, so I can still move my face. But I really do think it’s a savior.”

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Suave Beauty Stimulus spokesmodel Jenny McCarthy on looking beautiful on a budget, raising her son Evan, and why she’ll never marry boyfriend Jim Carrey.

Dating Jim Carrey has turned into a lucrative business deal for 36-year-old former Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy.

Although the couple insist they will never marry, the Yes, Man star, 46, has set up a $50 million trust fund for Jenny, who he has been dating for three years.

“He adores her and credits her with his better health and happier outlook on life.”

Jim, who has been plagued by periodic bouts of depression for decades, wants to ensure that Jenny and her family to “have all the perks in life should anything happen to him,” Star Magazine claims.

The remainder of the Jim’s reported $200 million fortune will be willed to Jane Carrey, his 21-year-old daughter with ex-wife Melissa Womer.

In his new movie Yes Man, Jim Carrey plays a man who says “yes” to everything. Watch as Ellen put him to the test as she coaxes him into “proposing” to GF Jenny McCarthy in this clip from Wednesday’s show.