Bernie Mac Dead at 50

I'm a big fan. I never believed he was as sick as all that.

OMG, I'm speechless.

i liked him. poor guy.

he was talking about living his life after he retired i believe..

A lot of people assume they'll have a life to live after retirement.

You live it while you can.

yup. Exactly why I live like I feelo like. You get one shot at life with no time limit guarantees. Better have fun now.

hell yeah.

does that mean keep smoking marlboro lights?

haha, its ****. i know.

Wow.

I've always wanted to check out some of his stand up, but haven't yet.

Yeah I saw that this morning. Very scary when someone is that young.

Sad. You kinda knew something was up when his PR people started spinning. It never fails.

RIP Bernie. We've got you on film forever.

Wow. That's a shock.

wow, I wasn't expecting that. Shocked as well.

What an awful thing to happen-- depressing thing to see in the headlines first thing in the morning, wasn't it? He seemed like a nice guy from what I'd heard of him, and jeez, young.

I am shocked too...much too young to die.

My husband and I were talking about this after my daughter called with the news. I read that he had sarcoidosis of the lung. According to my internist/nuclear medicine physician husband...they don't really have a cause for it truly. Exposure to toxins. Inhalation of something? Bacterial overlay with his pneumonia? I had a patient at NIH that I cared for with sarcoidosis...also died very young.

Very, very sad for so young and talented.

As the nurse that put my father on hospice said to him when he wanted to know if he could have a wee dram of single malt Scotch whisky with his pain meds: "You can have a drink when you like...live it up and enjoy everything while you can....this is not a dress rehearsal!"

I didn't know the name when I heard it on the news this morning, but I do know the face. Thanks for the post Snood.

Shocking.