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I just saw on FB that Carrie Fisher has passed away, following a massive heart attack a few days ago.

R.I.P. Princess Leila... :(
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Wow, the last I heard I thought she was stable, but I guess not.

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Oh my god - I literally got back from Rogue One just now and logged on to read this :(
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I saw it on FB earlier. :( :bawling:
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Sh*t.


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It's a sad reminder that, for various reasons, the life expectancy of people with severe bipolar disorder is not particularly high. Still, it came as a shock to me too.

Everyone always thinks "Princess Leia", a role she played in her twenties, but she also gained some note for her writing and screenwriting in later decades, which I think shouldn't be forgotten.
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I was thinking that, with several of these celebrity deaths, there was a definite history of drug and alcohol abuse. I find that very sad that, so often, the "price" of genius is this compulsion to numb with drugs and alcohol. :(
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And, now, her mother, Debbie Reynolds. :nono: Wow. Just wow.
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I literally could not believe this. I could not.

My heart aches for their family and circle of friends.
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