So, found my roomate dead yesterday morning....

[Frank Hipper]

My dog woke me up yesterday howling at my bedroom door, and almost immediately my one roomate (Roomate A) began yelling "Tom, Dwayne's dead! He's dead!"....

I ran downstairs to the basement, peeked around the door, and there lay Roomate B in his bed, white as a sheet. I walked up to the bedside, and he was laying there composed as for sleep with one eye half open...knowing full well he was dead, I put two fingers on his neck anyway just to be certain.
Yah, he was cold as ice.

Of course the family bickering over his pathetic few belongings has already started.
Drama, drama, drama.
Class is a concept so alien to some people that it leaves me floundering for words.

The deceased was hanging out with a friend Sunday night, and he was complaining of weakness, shortness of breath, and he was seriously swollen; his friend said he looked like he was several months pregnant.

My thoroughly amatuer guess is congestive heart failure, but we're still waiting for the coroner's verdict.

Yikes.

[Thanas]

My condolences.

[Darth Lucifer]

Sorry to hear about that, Frank.

[Lord Relvenous]

Wow, that's terrible. My condolences.

How old was your roommate? Was he of the age where this was a freak occurrence? I know that as a 22 year old, I probably wouldn't assume heart failure if I was experiencing those symptoms.

[madd0ct0r]

just try not to punch any family members, they'll be gone soon.

here's to getting through it, and here's to Dwayne.

[LadyTevar]

OMG!
I am sorry to hear that, hon. My condolences to the family

[PeZook]

Fuck, man. That must've been quite a shock. My condolences.

[Eleas]

My condolences, man. Hope you're doing okay.

[Zor]

And those are words I hope I never have to hear, my condolences for having to hear them.

Zor

[The Grim Squeaker]

Damn. Hope you're allright, and my condolences.

[Broomstick]

I'm sorry to hear that, Frank. That's got to be one of the worst ways to wake up in the morning. Condolences to all involved.

How old was your roommate? Was he of the age where this was a freak occurrence? I know that as a 22 year old, I probably wouldn't assume heart failure if I was experiencing those symptoms.

I've met some amazingly unhealthy 22 year old folks. These days, sad to say, I'm not entirely surprised to hear something like that even if it's still mighty disturbing.

[Ziggy Stardust]

That's terrible. Hope you are coping as well as possible under the circumstances.

How old was your roommate? Was he of the age where this was a freak occurrence? I know that as a 22 year old, I probably wouldn't assume heart failure if I was experiencing those symptoms.

A very similar thing happened to a friend of mine in college. He was 22, and one morning his roommate found him dead in his bed in virtually identical circumstances. Turned out he just had some congenital heart defect, and it just failed him that night. Unfortunately, these sorts of things happen (happens a lot with athletes ... wasn't that long ago some basketball player collapsed during a scrimmage).

[TheFeniX]

Of course the family bickering over his pathetic few belongings has already started.
Drama, drama, drama.
Class is a concept so alien to some people that it leaves me floundering for words.

Hopefully it won't be an issue for many, many years, but even as the youngest of 3 siblings, my parents have set me up as the executor of their estate and I'll have to handle basically everything when they depart. I've seen how people get when it comes to divvying up possessions after a death, even close family. I don't know if it's greed or a way they cope with the loss (or a combination), but they get ruthless fast.

Shit sucks. Sorry for your loss.

I've met some amazingly unhealthy 22 year old folks. These days, sad to say, I'm not entirely surprised to hear something like that even if it's still mighty disturbing.

A friend's wife died at about the age of 25 of some form of heart attack or heart failure. She was in pretty good shape physically, didn't smoke, and barely drank. Kind of a health nut. She just... died one day. Bad shit just kind of happens sometimes.

[Frank Hipper]

Wow, that's terrible. My condolences.

How old was your roommate? Was he of the age where this was a freak occurrence? I know that as a 22 year old, I probably wouldn't assume heart failure if I was experiencing those symptoms.

He was 51, a chain smoker, HIV positive, and had been complaining for years(apparently, I've only known him 9 months) about chest pains.
He stubbornly refused to see or inform his doctors about the obvious (to everyone but him) red flags in regards to heart health.

He was...a problematic person to live with, and that's being very kind.

[Serafina]

I just hope you're coping well.

[General Mung Beans]

My condolences. What a terrible event.

[The Yosemite Bear]

Condolences Hipper...
Condolences to Dwane's Family.
yeah sounds like congestive heart failure....

[Enigma]

Something similar happened to my best friend. He came home from work one day and found his roommate dead on his armchair. He was either in his late 20's or early 30's. He died of a pulmonary embolism. This happened a couple of weeks after he had surgery for his foot. I knew the guy too. A great guy all around and I still find it hard to believe he's dead.

My condolences Hipper.

[Instant Sunrise]

My condolences Frank.

[Bernkastel]

How awful. To have someone you know die is bad enough, but to find it out like that...

My condolences.

[Alyrium Denryle]

He was 51, a chain smoker, HIV positive, and had been complaining for years(apparently, I've only known him 9 months) about chest pains.

Yeah... That'll do it...

My condolences man. That cannot be a good way to wake up in the morning. I hope you are coping well. If you need to talk/rant, you have my proverbial number (by which I mean AIM contact info)