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Igel

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10. Knew a couple, husband died of that.

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 07:46 AM

4 hrs ago

He was 23, she was 17. Married less than a year (it was legal and all, plus the girl wasn't some wallflower).

He had Marfan's syndrome, so not quite the same as old age, but one day, bad event, aorta just split. Gone in seconds. Bev said they realized what happened and just stopped, saying nothing could work short of a replaced aorta in the next minute ... so they did would be a waste of blood and plasma. (And she should go to the bank asap and withdraw every cent she could.)

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Lindsey Graham died of 'aortic dissection,' preliminary medical report says [View all] BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP

Well when the aorta blows like as described..... FarPoint 18 hrs ago #1

If took out John Ritter Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #7

I can attest to that. HappyLarge 9 hrs ago #8

Knew a couple, husband died of that. Igel 4 hrs ago #10

The Bee-Gees had it back when. mackdaddy 17 hrs ago #2

Same thing that killed comic actors John Ritter and Alan Thicke. Sudden, disastrous onset with no recovery possible. nt eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #3

Speaking as a man getting on in years myself, that is not the worst way to go, by any means. n/t PatrickforB 15 hrs ago #4

Isn't it time to move on? twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #5

tots and pears? democratsruletheday 13 hrs ago #6

Dots and squares. twodogsbarking 4 hrs ago #9

In Scotland, all men of 65 or over are offered abdominal aortic aneurysm screening Emrys 2 hrs ago #11

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