Gene Hackman Died of Heart Disease and Alzheimer’s a Week After Betsy Arakawa; Wife’s Cause of Death Determined to Be Hantavirus
variety.com
Gene Hackman died of cardiovascular disease about a week after his wife died of hantavirus, according to the New Mexico medical examiner.
    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 month ago

      That’s the worst part. I’ve never liked the concept of crating a pet if the pet can’t break out in an emergency. If your pet “needs” a crate, you taught it wrong or have the wrong environment for it as far as I’m concerned.

  • TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Dayum. Whole thing is bizarre. Dead dog in the cubbard. Wonder if once she died he had uninhibited alzeimers brain.

    Just reality being weird

      • ZeroCool@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Yeah, reading between the lines, it sounds like the poor guy was not in any condition to take care of himself and likely had no idea what was even happening to him for that week. What a horrible way to go.

        • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
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          1 month ago

          There are so many things about Hackman I’m just now realizing. Had no idea he was that old (95), was suffering from Alzheimer’s, or that he hasn’t acted since 2004. He had such a huge presence that if you put me on the spot, I would have said he was in a movie 2-3 years ago. RIP to a legend.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Hantavirus, it similar to the more lethal Korean hantavirus from Asia. It’s also called hemmohoragic fever. Since it’s in the states, it’s the sin Nombre virus found in wild harvest mice. Besides bats, rodents carry the next lethal viruses. It’s also considered as potential bioweapons because how lethal they are

    • FaceDeer@fedia.io
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      1 month ago

      Indeed, that’s IMO the most horrifying part. It sounds like Gene himself may have been too far gone mentally to be suffering, but that poor dog suffered greatly.

      I live alone and even though I’m perfectly healthy I bought self-filling water and food dishes for my dog and I make sure they stay topped up. If my brain were to abruptly explode someday for some unknown reason I want to be sure she’ll be okay for however long it takes for my friends to come over and check on why I’m not answering any communication.