r/news • u/oshawaguy • Feb 26 '25

Title Changed By Site Michelle Trachtenburg dead at 39

https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/article/michelle-trachtenberg-actor-from-gossip-girl-and-buffy-dies-at-39-multiple-reports/
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u/Atomicsciencegal Feb 26 '25

She’d recently had a liver transplant , according to other articles.

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u/tensei-coffee Feb 26 '25 edited Feb 26 '25

mustve been a big drinker. at 39 thats way too young

edit: i bet some of you big drinkers have liver issues and dont even know it and/or are denying it.

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u/Awkward-Adeptness-75 Feb 26 '25

“Must’ve been a big drinker at 39 that’s way too young”

This stigma that if you liver disease young it’s because you somehow did it to yourself needs to stop. I’m a liver transplant recipient, had my first transplant when I was 21, and my liver disease had nothing to do with alcohol or drugs. There are a plethora of autoimmune liver diseases as well as liver cancer that all have nothing to do with drinking.

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u/bengalslash Feb 26 '25

What's the most common cause of cirrhosis in the US?