OT: ESPN's Edward Aschoff Dies at 34

[Source]

"Edward Aschoff, a beloved college football reporter for ESPN, died on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 34."

continued at:

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/i...ff-espn-college-football-reporter-dies-age-34

 

[theRU]

"Edward Aschoff, a beloved college football reporter for ESPN, died on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 34."

continued at:

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/i...ff-espn-college-football-reporter-dies-age-34

Brief illness? Wtf is so brief and furious? Holy sh thats scary

 

[TreyA]

Brief illness? Wtf is so brief and furious? Holy sh thats scary

Pneumonia

 

[#1 RUFan]

So very sad. Rest in peace young man.

 

[theRU]

Pneumonia

Damn... he seemed to be a young healthy dude. Thats gotta be rare unless he had some underlying conditions?

 

[RUNVA]

Pneumonia is no joke it nearly finished me. Rest in peace.

 

[vkj91]

34 year olds don’t die from pneumonia.

 

[Eaton Beaver]

Nm

 

[Rutgers'02]

34 year olds don’t die from pneumonia.

When young people die from bacterial and viral pneumonia it’s often because of their own aggressive immune response causing ARDS, etc. I’m not sure of his specific case but the statement 34 year old don’t die from pneumonia is simply not true.

 

[RUhasarrived]

It killed Jack LaLanne.
Sure he was 96,but he was in better health than 99 per cent of the people in the world at the time of his death.
Don't be an anti-vaxxer.Get the shot and live to see us win the Rose Bowl.

 

[vkj91]

When young people die from bacterial and viral pneumonia it’s often because of their own aggressive immune response causing ARDS, etc. I’m not sure of his specific case but the statement 34 year old don’t die from pneumonia is simply not true.

And how small is that number? Most people who develop ARDS are older, have sepsis or some other issue like alcoholism. Sure some 30 year olds die from pneumonia but lets not make it seem like it’s normal

 

[MYHATINTHERING]

Aids related?

 

[Rutgers'02]

And how small is that number? Most people who develop ARDS are older, have sepsis or some other issue like alcoholism. Sure some 30 year olds die from pneumonia but lets not make it seem like it’s normal

many of the most horrible cases I’ve seen are young healthy people, especially w viral pneumonia. Sure older people, immunocompromised, etc die at a higher rate across the board, but that’s not the point I’m making

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

The Reaper does not care about age . Rest in peace young man.

 

[Bagarocks]

you guys arguing over a young mans passing!!! how bout a little respect!
Terrible for his family I hope their grieving is swift.

 

[mikemarc1]

Yesterday was his birthday...ughh. Terrible

his Instagram posts are kind of eerie too. He covered Mich and OSU and called it his dream job despite catching a pneumonia.


Ughh l

 

[RUtix4me]

Was getting married in the Spring too. Contracted it covering UM vs OSU.

https://www.theknot.com/us/katy-berteau-and-edward-aschoff-apr-2020

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

May he Rest In Peace. So awful for that young mans family and loved ones...

 

[RUtix4me]

Aids related?

No

 

[RUTBAY1]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nc...umonia-on-34th-birthday/ar-BBYk0Yt?li=BBxU6kX

Our daughter had pneumonia twice at a very young age. Once you get it you are more prone to a reoccurrence. It was an awful sight to see, you just pray that it was you instead of them. It is no joke and some cases are getting harder to treat.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Could be what I had a few years ago: infective endocarditis. I had a 25% shot of not making it after being admitted to the ER. Had I waited another few hours it would’ve been 50/50. “Luckily” I had the bacterial form, not the fungal, otherwise I would’ve been tits-up weeks earlier (a lot more to the story). Nasty illness that very few have ever even heard about.

 

[Caliknight]

I had one pneumonia 7 years ago. I thought I was dying. It was awful. It’s possible to die from it but extremely rare at a younger age. Likely more to the story.

RIP

 

[rutgersguy1]

Saw that story yesterday and all the stuff posted above birthday, instagram, fiance' etc...so tragic and sad.

Had it when I was young maybe first or second grade. Have vague memories of it...was hospitalized missed a bunch of school got a bunch of those crayon/construction paper get well cards from my class and was still promoted to the next grade..but that's about all I remember I'm sure my parents must've been very worried. Sure healthy people survive these things more often than not but there's always the rare occurrence of flu, pneumonia or what not that can be fatal even for a healthy person.

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

I had pneumonia at 2. Old Dr. Marcus in Somerville let me turn purple and said it could go either way. In 1954 it was fine fi a wing and a prayer. Incidentally I lived...

 

[hoquat63]

Isn’t that what killed the Muppets creator? Drawing a blank on his name.

 

[RU#1fan]

It killed Jack LaLanne.
Sure he was 96,but he was in better health than 99 per cent of the people in the world at the time of his death.
Don't be an anti-vaxxer.Get the shot and live to see us win the Rose Bowl.

This.

 

[RU#1fan]

Aids related?

Idiot.

 

[RUScrew85]

Aids related?

I believe the PC term is immune compromised. ; )

 

[MADHAT1]

Some info about pneumonia so wild speculation doesn’t become an issue surrounding this young man’s death.

5. While young healthy adults have less risk of pneumonia than the age extremes, it is always a threat. Half of all non-immunocompromised adults hospitalized for severe pneumonia in the US are younger adults (18-57 years of age). Half the deaths from bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia occur in people ages 18-64

https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/top-pneumonia-facts.pdf

Can You Die from Pneumonia? What You Need to Know
https://www.healthline.com/health/pneumonia/can-you-die-from-pneumonia#more-dangerous-types

 

[kapyoche]

Keep an Oximeter with you. It can save your life.

 

[sunsetregret]

When I was 10 years old I had pneumonia that lasted 8 months. I was in and out of the hospital repeatedly, collapsed lung, constant coughing and fever. At the time (30 years ago) they said that strain of pneumonia (mycoplasma) had a 10% death rate ... so it definitely happens.

 

[Yeah Baby]

you guys arguing over a young mans passing!!! how bout a little respect!
Terrible for his family I hope their grieving is swift.

I must have those people on ignore. All responses I see are what you would expect from normal human beings.

Sad story. RIP.

 

[vkj91]

Some info about pneumonia so wild speculation doesn’t become an issue surrounding this young man’s death.

5. While young healthy adults have less risk of pneumonia than the age extremes, it is always a threat. Half of all non-immunocompromised adults hospitalized for severe pneumonia in the US are younger adults (18-57 years of age). Half the deaths from bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia occur in people ages 18-64

https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/top-pneumonia-facts.pdf

Can You Die from Pneumonia? What You Need to Know
https://www.healthline.com/health/pneumonia/can-you-die-from-pneumonia#more-dangerous-types

18-64. That’s some range

 

[HeywoodGiant]

why are we sitting shiva over a guy none of us knew?

 

[rutgersguy1]

When I was 10 years old I had pneumonia that lasted 8 months. I was in and out of the hospital repeatedly, collapsed lung, constant coughing and fever. At the time (30 years ago) they said that strain of pneumonia (mycoplasma) had a 10% death rate ... so it definitely happens.

Like I said above I have vague memories of it but felt like I missed a lot of the school year or months but thought to myself couldn’t have been that’s way too long but reading your story maybe it was.

 

[RU_Planning]

Aids related?

I believe the PC term is immune compromised. ; )

A young man passes away from pneumonia on his birthday and these are the types of posts coming from our resident trash bags on Christmas of all days...

 

[rutgersguy1]

why are we sitting shiva over a guy none of us knew?

You don’t need to know a person to feel sad about a story especially being so young and the details of his life events. Anything can happen to any one of us at anytime... there but for the grace of god go I... and I’m not a religious person.

 

[S.W.A.I.N]

34 year olds don’t die from pneumonia.

You are 100% wrong and clearly not a medical professional.

 

[ScarletCrimson]

This thread is all over the human decency scale.

 

[MYHATINTHERING]

A young man passes away from pneumonia on his birthday and these are the types of posts coming from our resident trash bags on Christmas of all days...

Save the moronic and limp wristed outrage. When someone this young dies of this, you absolutely think of these types if causations.