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rimjobnemesis t1_iupde1d wrote

Reply to comment by Lanaconga in ‘Julie & Julia’ Author Julie Powell Dead at 49 by dissolutewastrel

Thank you for that. It’s just really sad. I think her husband said it was due to cardiac arrest.

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Pulguinuni t1_iupgfkh wrote

There is another tweet a couple of days before where she complaints about stomach issues. I know the statistics show women tend to not seek help because they think is a mild symptom, stomach bug or something similar, when in reality heart issues can express as stomach pain. Really sad, she was still young.

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DougDougDougDoug t1_iuplx49 wrote

She had not recovered from COVID. Heart attacks are super common in the months after.

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Pulguinuni t1_iupu7rh wrote

Very true, but also the other way around. Heart disease or a heart attack in women can be often confused with flu or normal fatigue, symptoms are often very subtle. Posted an edit on my comment from the American Heart Association.

We also don’t know if she had other comorbidities, like diabetes, any autoimmune disease or any medication that could accelerate any damage done by COVID. That is why I think COVID is so scary, is like playing Russian roulette. Some people are hospitalized and recover fine, others have mild symptoms but have permanent damage and other chronic illnesses from it. Awful and sad.

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