Update: Heavy D Died of a Blood Clot in his Lung (Pulmonary Embolism)
Update I, 2:24 p.m. ET:
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I’m still on vacay, but I stopped in to update you on legendary rapper Heavy D’s cause of death. As we suspected, he died of blood clots in his lung that traveled from his legs (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT). This is the same clotting disorder that Tamar Braxton’s husband, Vince, was recently hospitalized with. I will update you if there are any further developments…
Originally posted on Nov. 11, 2011 @ 10:18 a.m.
According to the NY Daily News, rapper Heavy D saw a doctor the day before he died tragically at age 44.
Rap legend Heavy D knew something was seriously wrong with his health the day before he suddenly collapsed and died Tuesday, officials told the Daily News.
“He had gone to the doctor the day before,” Ed Winter, Assistant Chief of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office, told the Daily News. “He had what appeared to be like flu-like symptoms.”
“He was taking medication, so we want to see what the levels were,” Winter said.
Heavy D, whose real name was Dwight Arrington Myers, had just gotten back from a trip to England. “He said he had a touch of pneumonia, maybe from traveling,” is cousin, Ruddy Phillips, told The News.
But Heavy D also could have died from a pulmonary embolism, a fatal consequence of sitting for prolonged periods of time during long distance travel. Pulmonary embolisms are often misdiagnosed as something else — such as pneumonia or cardiac arrest.
In fact, some attorneys base their entire practice around misdiagnosed pulmonary embolism cases.
According to the Daily News, an autopsy was completed Wednesday morning, but a preliminary cause of death won’t be released until toxicology tests are performed. The tests could take up to six weeks to complete.
Source: RWS
Adele Loses Weight – and Her Golden Voice
British singer Adele tweeted this pic on her official Twitter page yesterday. When Adele was riding high, her Twitter page was maintained by her record label. But Adele took it over now that she has nothing else better to do after having throat surgery.
Adele’s critically acclaimed 2nd studio album, 21, is the one of the biggest-selling albums of the decade. But don’t look for another album from Adele for at least a couple of years.
Adele’s signature vocals is unnatural for her and puts a strain on her golden pipes, causing bleeding inside her vocal cords.
Surgical intervention for vocal cord hemorrhage is usually the last resort when nothing else will stop the bleeding. This means Adele is susceptible to future episodes of vocal cord bleeding. She must either alter the way she sings or she will never sing again.
Source: No reality show for Vince and Tamar Braxton
According to Sister2Sister magazine’s Jamie Foster Brown, ‘Braxton Family Values‘ star Tamar Braxton and her producer/hubby Vince Herbert (who also manages Lady Gaga) are getting their own spin-off reality show.
Here is what Jamie wrote in the December 2011 issue of S2S magazine:
When we sat down with Trina, Traci and Towanda Braxton for the December issue of Sister 2 Sister, they exclusively told S2S that Tamar and Vince will star in their own reality series, set to air next year.
Jamie also mentioned that the couple would discuss the spin-off show on last night’s episode. But the only show Tamar and Vince discussed in episode 5 was Vince shooting a documentary on his life to be aired in Japan.
That scene was filmed before Vince collapsed and was rushed to a hospital 2 months ago.
According to a source close to Tamar and Vince’s camp, Vince is currently in no condition to shoot a reality show after being released from a NY hospital in November.
Sandrarose.com broke the story that Vince was hospitalized in New York in October and treated for blood clots in his lungs. The usually fatal illness left him weak and unable to talk for days (due to 02 tubes in his throat).
“He hasn’t even left New York since he was released from the hospital,” the confidant told Sandrarose.com exclusively. “He can’t travel anywhere. He’s staying in a hotel close to the hospital so he can be treated as an outpatient,” the source added.
The source said Vince is doing much better today, “but he’s not 100% yet. He’s definitely not shooting a reality show.” The source also confided that Vince has “lost over fifty pounds” since his ordeal. But “he’s not out of the woods yet.”
Medical Minute: Male Menopause
Last Friday, Khloe Kardashian’s husband, Lamar Odom, was almost traded to the New Orleans Hornets NBA franchise. Mr. Odom unleashed a series of angry tweets on Twitter.com, before claiming his Twitter page had been hacked into.
Then, during a moment of male bonding between Lamar and uber macho ESPN radio jock Stephen A. Smith, the 6 ft 10 in, 230 lb Odom dissolved into tears. Lamar’s emotional response to this event might be due to the early stages of male menopause.
Emotional changes are one of the signs and symptoms of low testosterone in men that occurs when a male is going through “the change”. Hormonal changes are a natural part of aging for both men and women. Though women experience more changes than men when hormone levels drop due to aging.
What exactly is male menopause?
According to the Mayo Clinic, male menopause is “sometimes used to describe decreasing testosterone levels or a reduction in the bioavailability of testosterone related to aging.”
Male menopause occurs after age 30 on average. By about age 70, the decrease in a man’s testosterone level can be as much as 50 percent. One of the first signs of male menopause in a man is weight gain around the midsection, aka pot belly.
Victim of fake ‘doctor’ speaks out about botched surgery
When the story of a fake doctor injecting a woman’s buttocks with fix-a-flat first broke last week, we all assumed the victim was a biological woman.
44-year-old Rajee Narinesingh has come forward to put a face to the case that made headlines around the world. This story supports the many reports of trannies regularly performing dangerous operations on each other in the tranny community.
According to Splash News:
Alleged victim Rajee Narinesingh speaks out about the botched surgery she claims to have suffered at the hands of Oneal Morris, an accused bogus doctor who was arrested in Miami, Florida, amid claims she injected patients’ buttocks with cement instead of silicone. 44-year-old transsexual Rajindra underwent multiple implants to her face, breasts, buttocks and hips over a two-year period from 2006-2008 in the hope of appearing more feminine, Rajindra, known as Rajee, is now receiving painstaking corrective surgery with Coral Gables plastic surgeon Dr John Martin. Rajee fears she could have died after being injected with a cement like substance and having her wounds closed with superglue allegedly by Oneal Morris. Pic taken Nov 29.
7 Superfoods for a Healthier Thanksgiving Dinner
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, families around the country will sit down to feast on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and all the fixings.
Registered dietician Ellie Krieger has seven superfoods that can help you see better, increase your energy and make your skin look more youthful.
Krieger recently appeared on ‘Inside Edition‘ with Deborah Norville where she explained the benefits of eating healthy by including these 7 superfoods in your holiday meals.
Superfood #1: Kale
“Kale is great for your eyes because it has lutein that can help your eyes and prevent damage from aging.” Sauté it or throw it in a salad.
Superfood #2: Dried cherries
“Especially tart cherries. Interestingly, they contain melatonin which has been shown to help regulate sleep patterns.” They’re great as a snack or toss them in a salad, pancakes or muffins.
Superfood #3: Salmon which is loaded with omega-3 fats.
“Omega-3 fats reduces the inflammation in the body. So inflammation is thought to be at the root of many diseases, including heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, even cancers. Fresh salmon costs about $20 per pound. You can get a can of salmon which will run you about $4 per pound and it has all the omega fats.”
‘The Strange Thing About the Johnsons’ (Video)
Yesterday, one of my loyal readers, EB, posted a link to a short film titled ‘The Strange Thing About the Johnsons’.
At first I wasn’t going to post the film because the subject matter is so disturbing that it might cause mental anguish in some of my readers. But after speaking with a friend last night, I decided to post this film and use it as a teachable moment.
Without giving away too much of the plot (for those of you who want to see it), let’s just say that this film can only be categorized as a “dark comedy” because it is laughable.
There is a good reason why we can only access 10% of our brain power. The brain has many defense mechanisms in place to protect itself (and you) from the type of activity that is depicted in this film.
The young man in this film would have to circumvent those defense mechanisms in his brain to be able to do what he does. And as a result, he would be psychologically disturbed. It would not be a secret to anyone around him that he was psychotic.
The scene where the young man appears to be a normal, healthy adult about to get married would never happen in real life.
This is the reason why men like Usher Raymond, who are stuck in the Oedipus complex phase, seek out older women for sexual gratification — because the alternative would be psychological harmful.
So as you watch this film, take it for what it is: a comedy that sprang from the overactive imagination of a man (the director) who has a limited understanding of how the brain works.
