re: Wally Pontiff, Jr. passed away 21 years ago on this date

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Cardiomyopathy, an enlargement of the heart muscle that sometimes causes sudden cardiac arrest. I was diagnosed with the same thing in fall of 2020 and the first thing I thought of was Wally Pontiff Jr when I got the diagnosis. 300,000 people die of it each year, many of them in their sleep once their heart rate decreases, and sometimes it’s slow enough to the point of no return while sleeping. It’s kind of terrifying to be honest.

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