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Kinda funny that after everything he did Parkinsons was what got him.
by potato3732842 1y ago
Kinda funny that after everything he did Parkinsons was what got him.
- thinkingtoilet 1y agoIt is astonishing, isn't it? I'm reading Sirens of Titan right now and luck is such a big theme in it. You can always increase your odds by healthy living, but nothing is guaranteed. It really comes down to dumb luck.
- x0x0 1y agoKeith Richards is alive. Hard to think of a more improbable thing.
- doubled112 1y agoI always assumed it was the drugs keeping him going, but in reality I think he quit them a long time ago.
- thr0waway001 1y agoPlease implore your children and children’s children to leave a better world for Keith Richards.
- metadaemon 1y agoDid you mean a better world than Keith?
- EvanAnderson 1y agoPresumably Keith will outlast your children.
- elwell 1y ago/whoosh/
- racl101 1y agoyup
- FireBeyond 1y agoKeith Richards actually died sometime in 1983, but the doctors forgot to tell him.
- bitwize 1y agoOccasionally he spends a year dead for tax purposes.
- EvanAnderson 1y agoI once saw him described as an animate assemblage of drugs.
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- bigmattystyles 1y agoI always liked the bill hicks bit about him finding another ledge.
- raydev 1y ago> It really comes down to dumb luck Let's not forget Ozzy's immense wealth that allowed him the best medical care and health/fitness programs in his later years. He stopped living "hard" by the 2000s, at least by his 1980s standards. Had he kept living hard he wouldn't have made it.
- avalys 1y ago[flagged]
- bena 1y agoTo be fair, from the casual glance over the causes of Parkinson's, it doesn't seem as if alcohol or drugs are probable causes of Parkinson's. Now, if he got something with pesticides or whatever still on it, sure, but Parkinson's is relatively murky with regards as to what causes it.
- mywittyname 1y agoGiven that Parkinson's is a disease in which the neurons in the brain stop producing dopamine, it's just as possible that his drug use was treating his condition, not worsening it. From what I can tell, Parkinson's doesn't have a direct, established environmental cause. Just some candidates which may increase risk. Note: I'm not an MD or have any background in medicine.
- morkalork 1y agoSome of the symptoms (like tremors) of withdrawal after long term stimulant/cocaine/amphetamine use are similar to parkinsons too since both cause a shortage of dopamine in the brain. I kinda wonder if one could accidentally mask early symptoms of parkinsons.
- darth_avocado 1y agoWhat’s amazing is that 75.8 is the life expectancy of men in the US and he managed to cross it with the lifestyle he had.
- nartho 1y agoWell it's 78.8 in the UK
- raverbashing 1y agoWell but he spent a good time living in the US so it kinda averages out
- DaveExeter 1y agoLife expectancy of men *at birth*. Once you've made it to ten years old, those statistics don't apply any more. In other words, the average lifespan of a 10-year old boy is not 65.8 additional years.
- jajko 1y agoSo don't hold the suspense - how much is it then and how does it stack with rest of developed world?
- sshine 1y agoEven then, you’d be surprised that his lifestyle didn’t impact his lifespan more negatively. But you’ll have chain smokers who live into their nineties.
- potato3732842 1y agoHis alcohol consumption levels usually result in death in one's 50s, maybe 60s, maybe 40s.
- smt88 1y agoDrug use is a risk factor for Parkinson's. A lot of drugs affect dopamine production or reuptake, and that seems to be able to cause a reduction in dopamine production later in life.