2 cardiac arrests @ Ed Sheeran concert, 17 hospitalized; Ron McElhenney diagnosed with "neurodevelopmental disorders" (at 46); Ty Pennington intubated; Morgan Freeman's "medical emergency"
Wrestler Lodi undergoes quintuple bypass surgery after near-fatal heart attack; "UFC fighter's debut called off because of rare brain disease"
Stadium staff and medic go into cardiac arrest at Ed Sheeran concert in Pittsburgh as 17 more hospitalized
July 10, 2023
Two people went into cardiac arrest at the Ed Sheeran concert in Pittsburgh over the weekend, while 17 more were rushed to hospital.
The Shape of You singer took to the stage at the city's Acrisure Stadium on Saturday, July 8, to entertain the biggest Pittsburgh crowd he's ever played in front of, with an estimated 51,000 fans piling in to see the Englishman.
Things took a turn among some gig-goers, though, who fell ill during the performance. Emergency services were called to more than 37 incidents, and 17 people were taken to hospital, including a stadium worker and a medic.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/pennsylvania-news/stadium-staff-medic-go-cardiac-30432477
Rob McElhenney reveals he’s been diagnosed with ‘a host of neuro-developmental disorders and learning disabilities’
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ star expresses surprise after being diagnosed at age 46
July 12, 2023
Rob McElhenney has revealed that he’s been diagnosed with “a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities” at the age of 46.
The It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star revealed the news of his diagnosis on Twitter on Tuesday night (11 July).
“I was recently diagnosed with a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities! At 46!” he wrote on Twitter.
McElhenney hasn’t revealed the exact disorders he’s been diagnosed with yet. The Wrexham FC co-owner said he will go through “the full diagnosis/prognosis on the Sunny Podcast” which drops in two weeks.
Ty Pennington was intubated in ICU after ‘large’ abscess blocked airway: I ‘could barely breathe’
July 14, 2023
Ty Pennington is recuperating from a health scare that left him in dire shape.
The “Trading Spaces” star revealed on Instragram Friday that he was rushed to a Denver-area hospital and intubated this week, just days after attending the “Barbie” movie premiere in Los Angeles.
“this last week has been interesting!” he captioned photos of himself lying in his hospital bed, telling his 250,000 followers that he is “okay now” but “still recovering.”
“Sunday I hit the red carpet for @barbiethemovie , monday I flew to Colorado to start filming in Breckinridge and Tuesday morning I woke up at 4am and could barely breathe 😰 Turns out, that sore throat Ive had for the last month was actually an abscess which had grown so large it was closing off my airway.”
Pennington, 58, shared that he underwent surgery Wednesday and was released from the ICU the following day.
“Thank you so much to all the amazing staff at St.Anthony’s in Lakewood, CO & Summit Health in Frisco for taking such a great care of me 🙏🏼🙏🏼,” he added.
https://pagesix.com/2023/07/14/ty-pennington-was-intubated-in-icu-after-abscess-blocked-airway/
Lodi On His Post-Match Heart Attack That Led to Quintuple Bypass Surgery
July 12, 2023
Lodi is recovering from his quintuple bypass surgery that he underwent last month, and he recently talked about the heart attack that led to him undergoing the surgery. As previously noted, the WCW alum announced earlier this month that he had undergone the surgery a few days after suffering a heart attack on June 17th. Lodi (real name Brad Cain) spoke with QC News about the whole experience and you can check out the highlights below….
On the doctor’s visit where he learned it was a heart attack: “They showed the three major arteries. The first two were blocked at 100%. The last one, they call it the Widow Maker. If that gets blocked, you are more than likely going to die. It was blocked at 90%… “It was serious. And it was scary.”
https://411mania.com/wrestling/lodi-on-post-match-heart-attack-quintuple-bypass-surgery/
86-Year-Old Morgan Freeman Suffers Medical Emergency
July 13, 2023
Reports have emerged regarding Morgan Freeman’s unfortunate medical emergency, which prevented him from attending the press event for his highly anticipated spy thriller, Special Ops: Lioness. Freeman’s spokesperson revealed to The Daily Mail that the 86-year-old actor is indisposed and receiving medical care.
“Morgan has a fever, and his doctor felt [?] he had a contagious infection, so he canceled his trip,” Freeman’s spokesperson told the news outlet, “He is fine now.”
https://doyouremember.com/191300/morgan-freeman-medical-emergency
UFC Fighter's Debut Called Off Due To Rare Brain Disease
July 8, 2023
Josiah Harrell was set to make his UFC debut at Saturday's UFC 290 event in Las Vegas.
Instead, he is off the card after a mandatory pre-fight MRI revealed a rare brain disease.
The MRI revealed that Harrell has a disease called moyamoya.
According to the Mayo Clinic, moyamoya is a rare blood vessel disorder in which the carotid artery in the skull becomes blocked or narrowed.
Harrell's manager says that the fighter will need to have brain surgery, and referred to the diagnosis as a "blessing in disguise" due to how dangerous it would have been for him to fight while dealing with it.
https://thespun.com/more/mma/ufc-fighters-debut-called-off-due-to-rare-brain-disease
I made the comment below on the Rosanna Arquette article that you posted just moments ago, but allow me to repeat it here. This rapid-fire succession of tragedies illustrates my point that the aggregation is so overwhelming as to cause (most of) us to numb out and normalize the trend.
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Each one of these incidents is a tragedy. Add them all together and the pain is more than society can bear, so human nature is to normalize them. Stalin (supposedly) said, "One death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic."
When I read about the alarming percentages of people on psyche meds, diabetes meds, obesity meds, etc., etc., I think to myself, "Such a small portion of the population is in good health. How is this not a national emergency? How can we accept this?"
But we do, most of us, anyways.
The CDC V-safe records (revealed through a FOIA request) showed that, out of ten million, 770,000 people reported adverse effects serious enough to require medical attention (ER visit, hospitalization). That's almost 8%! How bad would it have to get for society as a whole to take notice, to take action? 10%, 20%, 30%, 50%?
“One needs to have only two points in order to draw a straight line between them.”
Alexander Solzhenitsyn