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Steve-O Diagnosed with Life-Threatening Illness

Submitted by Alyk

Edited by Alyk

While guest-hosting radio show Loveline this week, “Jackass” and “Wildboyz” star Steve-O admitted he is suffering from a life-threatening cardiac condition called cardiomyopathy.

"In no uncertain terms, the doctor looked at me with a really creepy look on his face and he said, 'you have the heart of a 90 year old man'. He said, 'if it doesn't correct itself, you will not live to the age of 40.' "


The American Heart Association stated cardiomyopathy is “a serious disease in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed and doesn't work as well as it should. “ Sufferers may experience arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.

Loveline doc Drew Pinsky added Steve-O’s treatments may include a heart transplant or getting an electrical defibrillator implanted.

Steve-O’s reps declined comment on his condition, but I’m sure we can anticipate several more years of Steve-O stapling his scrotum to his leg.


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Acid

Acid

France
July 2005

MAY 28, 2006 08:15 PM

RunsWithSkizzers said:
Doctor: Well Timmy, I know you were excited about being able to one day play baseball and live a normal life outside of your iron lung, but you see, theres a very famous and popular TV icon that needs a heart just like you do. You see Timmy, while you're at the very dawn of life and waiting to live a normal existance along with all the other boys and girls your age, we just can't bear to deprive the public of a familiar face. If famous people can die, well, what kind of world would that be? I'll give your parents the number to a few local news networks and a chop shop in Singapore I know about. Maybe things will work out. Be brave Timmy.
Timmy: *beep* *beep* *beep*



Congratulations, you win the stupid award.

CocoabutteR

CocoabutteR

Brooklyn, NY
March 2006

MAY 28, 2006 08:22 PM

Wren said:
I wonder how long he's known. It would explain a lot about the way he lives his life.


good point G.

Jujubee

Jujubee

USA
April 2003

MAY 29, 2006 08:58 AM

Acid said:

RunsWithSkizzers said:
Doctor: Well Timmy, I know you were excited about being able to one day play baseball and live a normal life outside of your iron lung, but you see, theres a very famous and popular TV icon that needs a heart just like you do. You see Timmy, while you're at the very dawn of life and waiting to live a normal existance along with all the other boys and girls your age, we just can't bear to deprive the public of a familiar face. If famous people can die, well, what kind of world would that be? I'll give your parents the number to a few local news networks and a chop shop in Singapore I know about. Maybe things will work out. Be brave Timmy.
Timmy: *beep* *beep* *beep*



Congratulations, you win the stupid award.



Hell, I thought that was pretty fucking funny. And by the looks of your journal entry you should know what Skizzer here was portraying. Getting a second chance at life just to ef it up while someone else has a life cut short.

So sorry to burst your bubble but no one wins the stupid award here today.

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