Val Kilmer died

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He had throat cancer and lost the ability to swallow and it's very likely a lung infection was caused by this. My uncle had esophageal cancer and went through something similar. Being unable to clear and protect your airway is a constant health battle.

It's heartbreaking to survive the cancer and then succumb to pneumonia. Different cancer, but same thing happened to my relative at the same age.

My ER doctor husband will tell you that pneumonia is an exceedingly common complication, regardless of what patients suffer from - it's the aspiration and subsequent infection that kills them. Homo Sapiens, unlike other mammals, has a swallowing weakness. We tend to choke on many things. It's a negative evolutionary trait. So many of us will die from aspiration complications, just like the Pope nearly did a couple of weeks ago. My FIL died of this. My grandfather died from starvation because he kept aspirating and due to his dementia, we decided not to keep him alive with an IV.

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Anonymous wrote:And we were going to make you King of the Winter Carnival

One of my most favorite movies ever.

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My Gen X heart broke a little when I heard the news this morning on the radio.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so sad. At one time he was a heavy smoker, which most likely caused his cancer. I hate cancer.

You have no idea what caused his cancer. Very callous of you to say.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is so sad. At one time he was a heavy smoker, which most likely caused his cancer. I hate cancer.

You have no idea what caused his cancer. Very callous of you to say.

+1 I think its so odd when people say things so "definitively" and they have no clue.

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I'm so glad Cruise had him in Maverick. That was the highlight of the film

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He was 65.

Only 5 more working years until he reached full retirement age of 70. Gone too soon.

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my mother died of pneumonia at the same age. Its serious. get vaccinated if you have advanced age or co-morbidities. She had been a smoker for 20 years, but had not smoked for the past decade.

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He was a horrible person for his portrayal and promotion of toxic masculinity.