Heath Ledger, April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008, Aged 28
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I had to make a note because, sadly, I see some of myself in these celebrities who find their own ways to tragic ends. Perhaps it's my own self destructive nature, but every time I hear one of these stories (Brad Renfro, who had multiple substance issues died just last week at 25), my stomach goes into knots.
I wish that I could talk to these people - and listen to hear what's really going through their heads. It all seems so close to what I feel sometimes... apparently, Heath had had no real influence from "adults" once he moved to LA, though TMZ reports he had a squeaky clean image, a friend close to him has now reported he has had problems in the past but had been able to get himself under control without rehab. Look how well that turned out.
Not to mention I have my own suspicions that Heath was a closested homosexual (to clarify: I'm not gay-bashing here), so if he had substance problems it kinda fits. Failed marriage (to Dawson's Creek's Michelle Williams), no one to lean on, custody issues with your child (who was a 'surprise', let's be honest), overworked and stressed (3 projects inside a year)... it starts to add up.
Now, perhaps, that masseuse was there because he was taking a spa day because he had a sore back. Maybe that's what the meds were for. Maybe it was just a freak allergic reaction to a pain killer. Maybe. But my heart tells me something different. And I hurt a little for those like him (Brad, Britney, Avril).
We're too young to be so self-destructive! Where do we start?
...where do I start?
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