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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely feel completely devastated (which I never feel for celebrities).

I think it comes from him being one of my first celebrity crushes, and also because I rediscovered that crush in Riverdale- he aged so well.

But I think what makes it worse, is because it was from natural causes... or at least seems to be. Rather than suicide or overdose.. he just reached an age where that kind of thing happens... and while it is still way too young, it isn't that far off from when "normal" people start to pass. And, what is also hard to believe, is that "we"  (the age of people who grew up with Dylan McKay) are entering that zone... that closer to death phase of life. It is like a close childhood friend passing.. which is all too much to bear.[/quote]

Agree.  A 50 year-old cousin of mine died last month, from recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer.   I'm still reeling from the loss, and realize this is how my mother's friends felt many years ago, when she passed away in her early 50's.   This is the age where these things start, and we don't know who among us will be struck.  It's a frightening thing. [/quote]

Two years ago my seemingly healthy 50 year old cousin also died from cancer. She was hospitalized with sudden-onset symptoms, told she had stage 4 cancer and died before they had finished typing it. Having had an aunt who died eight months after receiving as pancreatic cancer diagnosis, I was shocked by how swiftly it happened. No more than three weeks from overt symptoms to death.

I read somewhere that 50s is a risky decade for men in particular, that they tend to suffer a high rate of health crises in this time. But if they reach 60, they statistically have a good chance of reaching a ripe old age (80+). I'll see if I can find the study.

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