re: Michelle Trachtenburg Dead at 39

She's my age, that's sad. It's got to be hard to stay normal being a child/young adult star growing up in that industry. So its not shocking to hear these stories, but it makes me sad for them.

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Does anyone know for sure it was booze? Could have been an autoimmune condition.

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Could be.

I was reading about someone else who died early and it was some strange thing I never heard of. So I looked up what causes it, alcohol abuse.

Def got me thinking about never drinking again so I can live past 50.

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Harriet the Spy as a kid

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Same. I actually watched it as an adult a few years ago, and its still an enjoyable movie to watch.

Does this mean we get to start celebrating her birthday on the OT?

I remember her from the Trapt music video of Echo.

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Does anyone know for sure it was booze? Could have been an autoimmune condition.

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And alcoholics have a very hard time getting liver transplants unless a family member donates

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We’re all just renting these avatars for a short period of time. Live in the moment.

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PREACH!

This one burns a little bit. Around my age, remember her from my childhood and except for speculation, not known to be drug or alcohol related. Not to mention really surprising.

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unless a family member donates

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Here son/daughter take my liver!
You sure that’s how it works? Just spitballing here I think you need a liver! No it’s non negotiable no liver no liver

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And alcoholics have a very hard time getting liver transplants unless a family member donates

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This is not true at all. I had one at 39 too and waited a whopping four months for it from diagnosis to being on the operating table. In fact, transplant surgeons will tell you that the majority of the surgeries they do involve alcoholics.