Dark Ninja
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Average age of death for the US(2012) is about 80 and she was heavily into drugs.
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TMZ: Carrie Fisher suffers cardiac arrest on plane (Up: in ICU, condition unknown)
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Average age of death for the US(2012) is about 80 and she was heavily into drugs.
B_Spooky13
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I swear 2016 if you try to pull some shady ass shit right before you leave
I don't get why people get so annoyed as the 2016 thing, it's been a shit year, let people express it the way they want.
everyday math
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Why? It's a way for people to express themselves. My Grandmother and Great Grandfather died this year. It's been a bad year.
that and being passive aggressive by looking for her past drug use as a precursor to her condition right now... : /
anyways, Im hoping she's ok thus far. gonna keep up with tweets and whatnot for good news on carries condition
GuyKazama
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It is factual that more celebrities have died in 2016 than any other year.
From the BBC:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38329740
From the BBC:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38329740
Bounceounce
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This is the worst year of my life by far.
Still hate the meme, literally can't stand it, least favorite meme of the year.
Every year there are more people who are considered celebrities. Every year will be worse than the last by pure numbers.
GuyKazama
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Yes. This year just started off bad. Any year that begins with the death of David Bowie is going to be shit.
Is it really just a meme if 2016 has inarguably been a truly shit year? I think it's getting all the shit it deserves.
Steve Youngblood
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Again, can we cut it out with the back and forth sniping about meme posting and other tonal concerns? If someone is posting in bad faith or being mean spirited, I understand wanting to respond. But it's really not productive to nitpick one-line expressions of grief. People just want to chime in and react in some way with news stories like this and there's no need to be overly concerned with tone and a sense of propriety. Assuming that these posts are even bad to begin with, I promise you that you are making the situation far worse by turning it into some stupid, pointless meta-argument about appropriate and inappropriate ways to express "this news sucks."
I don't get why people get so annoyed as the 2016 thing, it's been a shit year, let people express it the way they want.
Morons are insulting Mark in response to this tweet. Trump supporters saying "You should be ashamed to use her health as a political thing", and "He won fair and square, time to accept it".
Like, wtf. They're the ones projecting into it. He could have said that for all the great people who passed away this year. But it means they know "their" president is evil and they're rather insecure about it. I can't even understand how you can call yourself a fan of SW and root for evil irl.
Oh well, fuck them all.
Get well Carrie.
IlGialloMondadori
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Although, yes, long time in cardiac arrest is always bad, there's always hope.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/25/muamba-collapse-minute-by-minute
This dude collapsed and had his heart stop for 78 minutes and he's okay.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/25/muamba-collapse-minute-by-minute
This dude collapsed and had his heart stop for 78 minutes and he's okay.
kaiju
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Because every year people say the same thing, "20XX omgz fuck you" shit, mostly due to some celebrity dying.
I get it if personal friends or family die then it must be rough, but I hate to tell you...a lot more celebs gonna die in 2017. It sucks, but it's part of life.
Quit blaming this shit on the year lol
I wish people would shut up about how other people respond to bad news. Tend to your own reaction and quit trying to control everyone around you.
There will never be another Bowie
My closest friend died many years ago from cardiac arrest and he was 23. Years of prior drug abuse damaged him
EdReedFan20
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Assuming they celebrate Christmas, I hope for some good news (well I hope for good regardless of the time of year) so they can have a relatively relaxing Christmas. It's supposed to be a day a comfort, warmth, and family. Though, if the worst should happen, a somewhat comforting thought I've heard is that only the special ones are taken during Christmastime (both Grandparents on my mother's side died days before Christmas, though 27 years apart).
Aaron Strife
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Oh you say that now
A Serious Man
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Sending out all my live to Carrie right now. God I hope she pulls through.
powersurge
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Same thing happened to one of my Aunts before I was born. She had quit using and got married but died of a heart attack around 30. Doctor's said her heart was damaged from years of drug use. Mind you this was in the 70's and medicine has improved a lot. But either way don't do drugs
I don't allow myself very many heroes, but this is hitting me really hard. Carrie Fisher is a weird and wonderful person and a role model to me. Her courage in sharing her mental health challenges is a touchstone treasure in this world for those who need to know that they are not alone in their own.
Dash_Riprock
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WTF, this a joke post? Yes it absolutely is when factoring drug use and a generally unhealthy lifestyle.
TheJollyCorner
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Well said, Christine. Thank you for this.
Escape Goat
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People have heart attacks in their 30s. 60 is still pretty young.
I am with you, friend.
I read one of her books this past August during one of the most difficult times of my life. Her words helped to bring me back from a very cold place.
EdReedFan20
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I don't know if this is like this everywhere else, but Carrie Fisher is not a trending topic on Twitter right now. Just mostly a bunch of jokey hashtags. I find that profoundly sad.
That's odd.
She was number 1 all day. There's been no news for hours
Poster might not realize how devastating drug use actually is.
Drug users in their 30's can look older than people in their 50's and have worse health than people in their 80's.
everyday math
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It was earlier under "may the force be with you".
She was the number one trend when the news first broke.
I wouldn't use the "trending" bar as a barometer for what's really being talked about, a lot of them are paid advertising hashtags. If you type her name in, tens of thousands of search items will come up, people are @ her Twitter account and typing her name instead of using hashtags.
It has been a couple of hours now without any news.
Slightly Live
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Holding out hope she'll recover. Such a treasure we don't deserve to lose quite yet.
Escape Goat
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Come on Carrie. Don't leave us just yet.
AlexFlame116
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Wait so is she better guys??? Please let me know I just found out about all this! I was working all day and I had no idea. Oh I really hope she gets fully recovered! Don't take her away yet...
Truth is, we just don't know yet.
60 is not old in terms of age, but she probably has the body of a 70+ year old with the way she abused herself over the years. She's made no secret of her drug abuse, weight issues, or mental health battles she has fought. Nor has she made any apologies for it.
Out of the original cast of the OT, I always thought Harrison Ford would be the one to go first because he was considerably older than Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill. Outside of his reefer and occasional plane crashes though, Harrison seems to be in the best shape out of the three.
AlexFlame116
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Oh no...
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