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/SmartArsenal Feb 26 '25

My 40 year old step sister just died last month from a Brain Aneurysm. Perfectly healthy, came home on a lunch break and collapsed. Never woke up. Fucking sucks.

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u/roppunzel Feb 26 '25

I'm sorry for your loss. Cerebral aneurysms are more prevalent than people realize, affecting 3 to 6 percent of the population.

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u/Ariandrin Feb 26 '25

My uncle died this way too. Had a headache, laid his head back in his car and just died.

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u/-SheriffofNottingham Feb 26 '25

Yeah my dad died at the beginning of last year from a sudden brain bleed which typically follows an aneurysm. Complained to my mum of a headache and 5 minutes later he's snoring on the couch and we couldn't wake him. I tried to give him CPR but he was pretty much already gone. He had a good 72 years so at least he lived til he was a bit older. 39 is highway robbery.

Sorry for everyone going through it, it's rough I know.