Saddened and Shocked
By patgalca
@patgalca (18181)
Orangeville, Ontario
January 23, 2019 10:59am CST
My nephew passed away last week. He was 40 years old and has an almost 3 year old daughter. I haven't heard any autopsy results as yet. I'm a tad suspicious as my sister (his mother) said his face turned blue just before he dropped dead, then figured it was a heart attack. Face turning blue signals asphyxiation to me, not heart attack.
Michael was born 3 months premature at just over 1 pound. He had a collapsed lung. His parents divorced when he was 4 years old. He was a difficult child, probably because of that. As an adult he got in bar fights, went to rehab, continued to drink, smoked like a chimney, smoked marijuana, and was out of shape. It's sad because he got his PGA Certificate and could have been out on the golf tours with the likes of Tiger Woods. But he chose a life of partying instead.
This has gotten me back on the treadmill. With heart disease on my dad's side of the family, I don't want to be next. It's time to live a healthier lifestyle... way past time.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
So sorry for your loss. I live with heart disease and live in fear that I will have another heart attack.
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@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
23 Jan 19
So sorry to hear that. We have history of heart disease and I have gone to the hospital due to chest pains but I knew they were due to fibromyalgia, which the doctor confirmed. But I am overweight and am back working hard to get down to my ideal weight for my age and height.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
@patgalca That is great. It runs in my family too. Generics played a big part in my heart attack.
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
24 Jan 19
@patgalca That is so sad and not fair at all. When I had my heart attack and surgery I was so surprised at the amount of people with heart trouble who lived a healthy lifestyle and still had heart attacks and open heart surgery.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
23 Jan 19
Very sorry for your loss condolences to all.
It could be anything really that caused his passing.
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@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
24 Jan 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 Fortunately my kids stayed away from that kind of lifestyle.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
24 Jan 19
@patgalca
When my kids were growing up there was a very bad habit of other so called friends spiking the other one´s drinks with stuff you know the prohibited stuff.
It just so happened that I suspected it when the eldest became quite ill and I did not hesitate to call the Doctor and he said I was right and he gave him an injection of I don´t know what and it did the trick.
Whatever it was they put in there laid him flat out for a day and I thought what sort of friends do you call those?
So it was very clear to me that this Doctor had seen a lot of the same kind of thing going on but it never gets talked about.
I can tell you I was more than a bit scared about it all.
For a time I dreaded them going out that door to have so called fun of a weekend and you know they never listen if you try to tell them or warn them of anything.
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@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
25 Jan 19
@tammys85 I was okay until I talked to my sister last night. It's so sad and so complicated and bizarre. Now I am frantically trying to find someone to get me to the memorial as my husband doesn't think he can get off work because 2 guys are on vacation, my daughter is working too. I will be terribly heartbroken if I can't make it there. It's about an hour and a half away.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
23 Jan 19
So sorry for your loss.
Poor girl having to now grow up without him. :(
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
7 Feb 19
It is sad when someone so young passes. But taking the motivation to get into shape is a good thing!
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
8 Feb 19
@patgalca I struggle with the same problem and it is incredibly difficult. Keep going!!!!!
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
23 Jan 19
I am so sorry. There can be all kinds of things that brought this on from his lifestyle to his birth condition. Yes, we all should be taking care of our health.
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Jan 19
Condolences on your nephew, but cheers on your health resolve. 
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
23 Jan 19
I'm sorry for what happened and I wish to extend my sincerest condolences. Is it possible that he had a natural weakness that was aggravated by his life style? Until results are out we can only guess.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
I am so sorry for your loss and getting onto the treadmill is a wise thing. I do everything I can to stay as healthy as possible for the same reasons!!
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@didinedhia (8475)
• Algeria
23 Jan 19
im dorry about your lost , rip may god be with you all
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
My condolences to you and all that will miss him. I agree with you that we should all look after our health.
@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
23 Jan 19
I am very sorry about your brother, but such a way of life is not good.
