cobalt79 Wrote:I just saw this on MSN. He apparently died from complications from pneumonia. That IS NOT common. He must have been septic and went into septic shock....not something easily recovered from.They say he suffered from sarcoidosis which had settled in his lungs. I don't know anything about that illness. it's unclear if the pneumonia was related to the sarcoidosis. Maybe too soon to know for sure.
Noelie Wrote:I'm so glad you posted that, Cobalt because my reaction was the same as yours - "What?! He died of pneumonia?!" So, so sad.
sigokat Wrote:My step-father died from strep-pneumonia...he was 41.
Its rare, but it does happen.