Well known personalities who have passed away recently (Renamed)

[facthunter]

Perils of being a fair skinned beach boy in my youth. I had other large stress event s in my life also at the time. Who Knows?  Nev

[onetrack]

How's your rebuilt knee going, Nev? Brother (84) had his rebuilt middle of last year, I was amazed how quickly he recovered from it.

 

Knee surgery has come a long way since SWMBO had both hers done in 2008.

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

29 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Perils of being a fair skinned beach boy in my youth. I had other large stress event s in my life also at the time. Who Knows?  Nev

 

You did well to catch your skin cancer in time. Many people pay no heed to their skin blemishes, and unfortunately pay the price if one is cancerous.

 

Beware of rip-off specialist quacks though when going for a skin check. I got one once and the Doc picked a blemish on top of my head, in a location where I couldn't see it. He sent a biopsy which proved it was nothing at all. It cost me money to get that done.

[facthunter]

Better to check anything. The Original skin specialist said It looks OK but I'm getting it checked just to be sure and he  then rang me at night to be operated on the Next day. ALL booked and arranged.  Nev

[spacesailor]

My/our " skin specialists " has stopped ' cash ' patients. 

So now have to find a " bulk billing " skin doctor who takes cash ..

Why are people so worried of the inevitable.  

I survived my first death.  Didn't make double figures. 

Just don't want to be the last person to die ! ,

As there's no-one to bury you , or say -

goodbye. 

spacesailor

[facthunter]

The reason you are here now is because you didn't die. Nev

[Marty_d]

11 hours ago, spacesailor said:

My/our " skin specialists " has stopped ' cash ' patients. 

So now have to find a " bulk billing " skin doctor who takes cash ..

Why are people so worried of the inevitable.  

I survived my first death.  Didn't make double figures. 

Just don't want to be the last person to die ! ,

As there's no-one to bury you , or say -

goodbye. 

spacesailor

There's 8 billion people on earth Spacey, don't worry, you won't be the last.  There will always be someone around to bury your carcass, and if there's not, you won't be bothered by it anyway.

[pmccarthy]

In the multiverse, you never die like those around you. There is always a split between the moment of your passing and the moment that you don't. You just go down the road less travelled.

[facthunter]

So far the Multiverse's existence cannot be proven. Determining the actual Point when you have died is done in various ways. People have been pronounced DEAD when they weren't. You can be "brain dead " but still kept  alive. At the moment you die Approximately there has never been a recorded change of Mass  when you "give up the ghost".  Nev

[old man emu]

No news of the recently dead. Has Death taken a holiday?

[onetrack]

Leila Hayes, the Australian actress who featured in a host of TV soapies, especially as Beryl Palmer in "Sons and Daughters", passed away on 18th January 2025, aged 85. She had been struggling with health issues for some time, as I understand.

 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371120/?ref_=nmbio_ov_i

 

https://www.facebook.com/p/Leila-Hayes-Drama-Studio-100078415691165/

 

 

[facthunter]

Something that is based on people dying is inherently depressing. It doesn't do much for ME.  SAME as THIS is how they look NOW types of portrayal. Would any of US like to be subject to that?.  Nev

[old man emu]

1 minute ago, facthunter said:

Something that is based on people dying is inherently depressing.

I feel somewhat the same. The people whose deaths are reported are our contemporaries and the celebrities of our youth. Our memories of them have them in their prime, not victims of the ravages of time.  Hearing of their passing reminds us of our own mortality.

[facthunter]

I certainly don't need any extra reminding of that. I only look in the mirror to pull out hairs that get in my eyes or see if I've cut myself when shaving now that I never have to check IF my tie is on straight. 99% of my OLDER friends are dead anyhow.. Nev

[red750]

Simple solution - don't open those threads.

[onetrack]

2 hours ago, facthunter said:

I certainly don't need any extra reminding of that. I only look in the mirror to pull out hairs that get in my eyes...

You've still got HAIR left?? You can't be that old, then.  😄