Joined: 23 Feb 2020 Gender: Female Posts: 1,626 Location: Alpena MI
10 Feb 2022, 6:30 am
very mysterious, it had to be one heck of a hit on the head. Wonder if he was on blood thinners or something that would have made him extra vulnerable to brain damage through a blow to the head? We will never know, of course. Things that make you go "hmmmmmm"
Joined: 21 Oct 2021 Age: 61 Gender: Male Posts: 3,741 Location: US
10 Feb 2022, 9:26 am
“The authorities have determined that Bob passed from head trauma,” the Saget family said. “They have concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep. No drugs or alcohol were involved.”
Joined: 21 Oct 2021 Age: 61 Gender: Male Posts: 3,741 Location: US
10 Feb 2022, 10:55 am
I've heard of this happening before. Someone has a slip and fall, hits the back of their head, chalks it up to just a goose egg, like most anyone would, and then they die a short time later.
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11 Feb 2022, 3:52 am
I'm choosing to believe this is all a coverup for the cocaine fueled hooker orgy that actually killed him, as a bump on the head is far too tame for a legend like him.
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Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 13,660 Location: Northern California
11 Feb 2022, 4:19 am
I guess I haven't followed the twists and turns in his personal life as some of you may have, but he was older than me and I'm already becoming sadly aware of how fragile the brain gets as one ages, and how dangerous falls are. Nothing is like it used to be. To me, the explanation adds up.
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Joined: 21 Oct 2021 Age: 61 Gender: Male Posts: 3,741 Location: US
11 Feb 2022, 6:57 am
Kraichgauer wrote:
That's how Kurt Vonnegut went, too.
I did a little little digging on that. He sustained irreversible brain injuries after slipping on ice, and was hospitalized for several weeks before he passed away. Being 84 at the time was a contributing factor.
Joined: 21 Oct 2021 Age: 61 Gender: Male Posts: 3,741 Location: US
11 Feb 2022, 7:08 am
Last Spring I hit the side of my head fairly hard when I was in a frontend collision. But I didn't get it fully examined at the time. Later on I started feeling twinges of pain in that area. So they sent me in for a CAT scan, which showed no damage. But it was stupid of me not to get it checked right away.
I heard the news this AM. This same thing happened to my dentist, but his built up over the period of a few weeks. He fell, and had a seizure a few weeks later. He was very lucky, they drained it and he had no lasting effects. Scary
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Joined: 11 Apr 2016 Age: 80 Gender: Male Posts: 75 Location: France
12 Feb 2022, 4:18 am
So, if I bump my head, I'm supposed to call 911 and write my will?! How hard a bump is serious? Are there any warning signs. This is surprising information.