Word: pneumonia
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DIED. RICHARD SCAMMON, 85, presidential pollster, elections expert and former head of the U.S. Census Bureau; of pneumonia; in Gaithersburg, Md. In 1964, Scammon chaired a presidential commission on voter registration that found election laws "unreasonable, unfair and outmoded...
...mother died last week, 17 years too late, of Alzheimer's disease--though not technically, of course. Technically, Alzheimer's victims die of heart failure, pneumonia or perhaps a stroke, since the symptoms of the disease and a series of strokes are indistinguishable. My mother died of some respiratory thing, technically. It might be said that she died because she stopped breathing. Now, I would like to start breathing again myself, having held my breath for 17 years...
...Feelings for Don Bradman haven't changed in the half-century since runs stopped flowing from his blade?and won't change for his passing, which happened in his sleep on the morning of Feb. 24 after a bout of pneumonia...
...father has chronic pneumonia that many rounds of antibiotics couldn't clear up. Twice in the past year, an ambulance had to be called to haul him to the hospital for suctioning procedures that he found dreadful, and after talking it over with my mother, he decided he wouldn't go down that road again. He was brought home and put on hospice care, and the decision was made to take him off antibiotics. They simply weren't doing him any good. There were e-mail exchanges about this decision, which seemed grave, and my mother and sister notified...
DIED. EDDIE MATHEWS, 69, Milwaukee Braves' Hall of Fame third baseman and lefty hitter who racked up 512 home runs; of pneumonia; in San Diego. Mathews and fellow Brave Hank Aaron hit 863 home runs combined, the most of any two teammates in history...