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onlyadream

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18. He looked like he was much older

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:47 PM

Mar 2012

My hubby is 43 and AB looked twenty years older than DH. He wasn't healthy and full of hate filled stress. His heart was probably as hard as a stone. Rush is next!

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Who drops dead at 43 years of age? [View all] RandySF Mar 2012 OP

my father got root Mar 2012 #1

Shit you got worse genes then me Confusious Mar 2012 #2

My cousin died at the age of 31 RockaFowler Mar 2012 #3

People pass for all kinds of reasons. bayareamike Mar 2012 #4

I heard he had syphilis Champion Jack Mar 2012 #5

Did he die from that? Gotta link? babylonsister Mar 2012 #7

Here: Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #9

I stand corrected. babylonsister Mar 2012 #22

I don't think having your dick fall off will cause a heart attack. madinmaryland Mar 2012 #14

If mine fell off I'd die on the spot madokie Mar 2012 #30

Oh shit. I thought you were a woman. madinmaryland Mar 2012 #36

Hahaha! That's even funnier! babylonsister Mar 2012 #37

Whew! I just checked your profile and you are a woman. madinmaryland Mar 2012 #42

Wow. babylonsister Mar 2012 #54

You're not? madokie Mar 2012 #104

Oh shit is right madokie Mar 2012 #99

Brother, you gotta stop playin' "dress up" on weekends pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #115

i heard he got it from having sex with a Goat JI7 Mar 2012 #15

He never denied it! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #39

He better not been messing with my Goats, I've got a clean herd. bahrbearian Mar 2012 #51

ex-girlfriend warrior1 Mar 2012 #6

My brother. He died at 13. - Reye's syndrome. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #8

So sorry; don't know what that is, but I'm sorry you lost your bro. :( nt babylonsister Mar 2012 #55

It's a sudden swelling of the brain - aspirin is thought to be the catalyst. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #103

who wanders around the neighborhood after midnight riverwalker Mar 2012 #10

I do. In fact, I took a stroll around midnight last night. Its a peaceful and quiet time. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #21

What's with all the Nader? lonestarnot Mar 2012 #76

Trying to stay topical. Though Nader is soooo yesterday. I should have changed it to Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #90

I do that BECAUSE I have small children AND I'm female. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #68

You'd be surprised how many times I come home nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #77

He was leaving a meeting in a Restaurent within walking distance of his home. Nothing strange there. Monk06 Mar 2012 #86

Actually, people with kids go out after midnight to walk often. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #113

enemies of Obama! Enrique Mar 2012 #11

My beloved partner & father of my youngest son died of a heart attack at age 42. scarletwoman Mar 2012 #12

I'm sorry for your loss. BlueToTheBone Mar 2012 #31

That's very kind of you. scarletwoman Mar 2012 #45

Be Sure Possumpoint Mar 2012 #49

Yes and yes, he is well aware and keeps a good watch. scarletwoman Mar 2012 #60

I'm inspired BlueToTheBone Mar 2012 #117

Awww... So sorry, scarletwoman. I know it happens, and have babylonsister Mar 2012 #56

As I said above, it was 24 years ago - this month, in fact. scarletwoman Mar 2012 #61

I want you to know... babylonsister Mar 2012 #64

Dear lady, you honor me! I will always hold you in the highest esteem and respect, you have scarletwoman Mar 2012 #69

Awww, I'm so glad you remember that, because babylonsister Mar 2012 #82

A divorce after 28 years! Oh, I'm sure that must be very wrenching! scarletwoman Mar 2012 #91

Damn that's sad malaise Mar 2012 #58

I am so glad to hear they were both lucky! scarletwoman Mar 2012 #62

You are so right malaise Mar 2012 #93

I am sorry for your loss nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #75

Thank you for your kind words. I didn't mean to call attention to myself, only to point out that scarletwoman Mar 2012 #84

he was crushed under a mountain of guilt leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #13

I heard that he choked on an acorn??? Yavapai Mar 2012 #19

This would almost be worthy of a DUzy flamingdem Mar 2012 #38

I know someone who died of a heart attack at 28 Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #16

So do I HockeyMom Mar 2012 #48

Yikes. I had a friend's husband die on the honeymoon in Jamaica. On the beach playing volleyball. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2012 #128

One of my colleague's son malaise Mar 2012 #98

add another 9 years and you get Jim Fixx of The Complete Book of Running fame steve2470 Mar 2012 #17

And Jim's father died at age 43 from a heart attack customerserviceguy Mar 2012 #80

Why? He had a family history of serious heart disease eridani Mar 2012 #94

At the time of his death, I was not aware of all of his risk factors steve2470 Mar 2012 #97

Might be because prissy health fascists allow no possibility the other way. dmallind Mar 2012 #108

Prissy health fascists? kwassa Mar 2012 #119

Yes prissy health fascists. You deny they exist? How many links you want? dmallind Mar 2012 #122

I am sorry to hear about your IPF. kwassa Mar 2012 #123

Your anecdotes don't make rules either dmallind Mar 2012 #126

People die from all kinds of things. kwassa Mar 2012 #127

He looked like he was much older onlyadream Mar 2012 #18

A cousin died of a stroke at age 39. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2012 #20

I don't understand me b zola Mar 2012 #23

Yep! The fucker's dead. nt Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #25

I am not so sure this kind of talk is going to be productive except to say he... Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #24

The dichotomy you present can account for early deaths, but it's not always so simple. HereSince1628 Mar 2012 #26

he looked much older knowbody0 Mar 2012 #27

I agree, he looked 65! liberal_mama Mar 2012 #33

Russian figure skater Sergei Grinkov dropped dead at age 28 meow2u3 Mar 2012 #28

My husband's grandfather. Brain aneurysm. REP Mar 2012 #29

An acquaintance of mine died last year at 35 of a pulmonary embolism . . . markpkessinger Mar 2012 #32

Perhaps worsened by stress flamingdem Mar 2012 #40

Dan Blocker, aka Hoss Cartwright did. As do many others for other reasons than the 2 you listed. uppityperson Mar 2012 #34

My mother from heart problems at 45 years old. she was not a druggie or alkie, ok. rustydog Mar 2012 #35

He admited to having a cocaine habit when he was younger, IIRC. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #41

People etherealtruth Mar 2012 #43

Andrew Breitbart. eom tledford Mar 2012 #44

My hubby's mother abelenkpe Mar 2012 #46

I don't believe he was 43 pokerfan Mar 2012 #47

I am lucky to be alive now. RebelOne Mar 2012 #50

My neighbor RFKHumphreyObama Mar 2012 #52

That sounds like my uncle laundry_queen Mar 2012 #63

A good friend of mine... a la izquierda Mar 2012 #53

you don't have to do drugs . . . just eat prepared american (or chinese)-made food. ellenfl Mar 2012 #57

Quite a few people, actually. CBHagman Mar 2012 #59

My father was 43 when he died but he was also a heavy smoker LynneSin Mar 2012 #65

people die. shit happens. spanone Mar 2012 #66

My grandfather smoked unfiltered cigs and 150% proof rum... HipChick Mar 2012 #67

my dad would have but for the fact that the hospital he was rushed to dsc Mar 2012 #70

43 year olds. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #71

People with aneurysms? AnnieBW Mar 2012 #72

Yes, all the time. polly7 Mar 2012 #74

My uncle... from a heart attack nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #73

Nadin, that is so true. my grandfather on my mother's side died at 38 of a massive heart attack. akbacchus_BC Mar 2012 #81

Well due to familial history nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #83

That is now, I was not even born when my grandfather on my Mom's side died! akbacchus_BC Mar 2012 #89

When it's time to go, it's time to go, no matter what age. lonestarnot Mar 2012 #78

A lot of people, some as young as 6 months old. akbacchus_BC Mar 2012 #79

He packed 86 years of hatred into those 43 years... n/t backscatter712 Mar 2012 #85

It doesn't take much--a plaque comes loose in an artery, a clot, a rupture in the brain TwilightGardener Mar 2012 #87

Years ago, a colleague died from a brain aneurysm (sp?) he was 28. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #88

You forgot the third type Ter Mar 2012 #92

My sister at 35 WCIL Mar 2012 #95

My husband is extremely fit and healthy... Phentex Mar 2012 #101

My brother-in-law. 41, Navy Vet, active duty firefighter. I don't like what you are implying. TheManInTheMac Mar 2012 #96

My cousin's husband was 30 when he dropped dead Are_grits_groceries Mar 2012 #100

Or cancer?... Phentex Mar 2012 #102

Knew a woman died in her sleep at age 35 AngryAmish Mar 2012 #105

Autoerotic asphyxiation. He died as he lived... an uptight jerkoff. Erose999 Mar 2012 #106

His father-in-law, Orson Bean LibertyLover Mar 2012 #107

Plenty of good (and seemingly healthy) people frazzled Mar 2012 #109

I'm 44, so not me! Fuzz Mar 2012 #110

A cousin of mine dropped dead at 48; hifiguy Mar 2012 #111

My great-uncle at 39... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #112

I'll Go With Genetics ProfessorGAC Mar 2012 #114

I admit it, I listened to Hannity yesterday flexnor Mar 2012 #116

Oh!! I know this one! Andrew Breitbart? MNBrewer Mar 2012 #118

Either "defective" or an "abuser"? pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #120

My brother-in-law did at the age of 30... cynatnite Mar 2012 #121

A very good friend of mine passed away at the age of 36 MurrayDelph Mar 2012 #124

When He Was Screaming @ OWS otohara Mar 2012 #125

My mom's cousin - Brain Hemorrhage in early 40s TBF Mar 2012 #129

more people than you would think. WI_DEM Mar 2012 #130