R.I.P. Alan Thicke

[eznutz]

69 years young

 

[Photoboy]

Wow - only 69. Sad.

 

[Butler1000]

I heard he had a heart attack playing Hockey.

How frikkin' Hoser is that!

 

[wazup]

He was one of those guys that seemed likable for some reason.

Playing hockey with his son, poor kid had to watch his dad die.

 

[prestokeys]

Another Different Strokes member gone (he was a singer in the theme intro).

 

[SkyRider]

I heard he had a heart attack playing Hockey.

Some rinks have defibrillators. R.I.P.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...show-need-for-public-defibrillators-1.2853369

 

[tml]

As a kid I owned a 45 rpm record of his song "wonderous Bobby Orr". Must have played it a hundred times.

 

[Indiana]

https://youtu.be/b5UyxIoRWww

 

[GameBoy27]

Some rinks have defibrillators. R.I.P.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...show-need-for-public-defibrillators-1.2853369

I had a friend who died on the ice in a Toronto rink. Had there been an AED on-site he likely would have survived. By the time the Paramedics arrived and fired up his heart, he was brain-dead due to a lack of oxygen. All of his organs were functioning perfectly and he remained in hospital breathing on his own for another week. Unfortunately it was determined he would never regain consciousness. His family pulled the plug.

My friends started a campaign to have AED's installed in rinks throughout the city in his honour. Because of that, many rinks now have an AED on-site, certainly every rink I play in has one. More needs to be done to make them mandatory in sports facilities. Not sure why the Government is dragging their feet on this. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/09/02/lets-make-defibrillators-mandatory-in-public-places.html

RIP Alan Thicke...

 

[shack]

I had a friend who died on the ice in a Toronto rink. Had there been an AED on-site he likely would have survived. By the time the Paramedics arrived and fired up his heart, he was brain-dead due to a lack of oxygen. All of his organs were functioning perfectly and he remained in hospital breathing on his own for another week. Unfortunately it was determined he would never regain consciousness. His family pulled the plug.

Was somebody doing CPR? That could have potentially kept the blood flowing to the brain.

BTW, not trying to diminish the need for defibs.

 

[MissCroft]

Another Different Strokes member gone (he was a singer in the theme intro).

He wrote the theme song. Also wrote the Facts of Life theme.


I grew up watching Growing Pains. RIP Alan Thicke.

 

[dirkd101]

RIP Alan Thicke.

He was a likable guy and it's too bad his kid had to witness him dying, but at least he died doing something he loved.

"What a hoser way to go". I can't put it any better than that.

 

[Aardvark154]

Very sad and way too young.

 

[SkyRider]

You never know in this life.

Kirk Douglas had heart problems (pacemaker) and he just celebrated his 100th.

Also, Arnold Swartennegger(sp) has a pig valve transplant in his heart.

 

[GameBoy27]

Was somebody doing CPR? That could have potentially kept the blood flowing to the brain.

Totally valid question. Yes, CPR was administered by a firefighter who was playing that night, and continued until EMS arrived. He had no pulse until EMS shocked him, at which point his heart stated beating again. Unfortunately by that time the lack of oxygen left him brain-dead. By all accounts, an AED at the rink would have saved his life. He left a wife and two young kids behind.

BTW, not trying to diminish the need for defibs.

I hear ya...

 

[Jubee]

RIP Alan Thicke.

He was a likable guy and it's too bad his kid had to witness him dying, but at least he died doing something he loved.

"What a hoser way to go". I can't put it any better than that.

Well said.

He was a very likeable guy, doubt he had more than a handful of people that disliked him.

Great voice for narration.

Surprised Dicaprio hasn't come out on his Twitter to comment.

 

[SkyRider]

Would 2 81mg Aspirin have helped? (Please, serious replies only.)
(Yeah, yeah, I could have Googled it but I prefer to hear from the intelligent members of the Board.)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-brown/his-heart-stopped-while-p_b_9393216.html

https://resuscitation.heartandstroke.ca/node/196

 

[brualex33]

Just because your GP doesnt think you are risk, doesnt mean that there is some blockage for other reasons.

 

[Bored123]

Rip, way too young.

 

[oral.com]

I love playing hockey, if you gave me a choice, I would pick this type of sudden death over some long drawn out cancer any day. Yes he died too young, but he died a good death!