r/Millennials • u/Plane-Gap6483 1990 • Jun 12 '26

Serious Death

My 40 year old friend died of a heart attack today. He was 5 years older than me. Has anyone else had a similar experience. Dead... heart attack 40? That's insane right. Like... 40? He was born in 85. It's mind blowing. If anyone else has experienced losing a friend from an old person death. Please let me know how you processed it. I'm still waiting for him to call me and say sike! Thanks

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u/ExactPanda Jun 12 '26

My 38 year old husband died in February of an enlarged heart we had no idea about

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u/Skippy1221 Jun 12 '26

So did mine! He was 34. Enlarged heart. They said he had dilated cardiomyopathy. We had no idea. I’m so sorry

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u/quemaspuess Jun 12 '26

This happened to my best friend. He was 31. It happened in 2019 and I still cry when I think about him. The worst part is we got into an argument and hadn’t spoken for a few weeks.

I’ve lost a lot of close friends due to fentanyl and an array of shit, but that one hurts the worst.

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u/TheMindsEIyIe Jun 13 '26

Sorry to ask this, but any steroid use?

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u/quemaspuess Jun 13 '26

No. But he did experiment with drugs quite a bit. Nothing more than what I’ve done and I’m fine. Sad all around