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On Wednesday, the 29th, a dear friend passed away. Steve Miessner, the 'Keeper of the Oscars' as some called him, for his job at the Academy of Motion Pictures. He was also my mother's boyfriend. Because of all this, his sudden passing has hit very close to home.
Steve was a sweet man, a warm heart who gave his all to anyone who needed him. It reminds me of the old saying, "The brightest stars burn fastest". He was only 48 when he passed away suddenly of a massive heart failure.
While all this has hit me emotionally, it also hits very close to home in terms of health. He was diagnosed with high blood pressure some time ago, but generally lived fit (albeit very stressed due to his job).
It makes me very scared for myself on a number of levels, having this sudden awareness of how fragile we are. Suddenly I'm very nervous over my mother's health, and very worried about my own future, being that I'm very overweight and yet am going into a similar high stress occupation. I suppose all I can do is atempt still to improve my health, bt it still feels like its no guarentee that will be enough. Steve was fairly fit, even if only 25 lbs overweight.
I guess right now, I'm just scared...
