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Dementia now the leading cause of death nationwide, overtaking heart disease (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Here's to it being the leading cause of death in the White House.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You'd think the heart disease would have already done him in, considering his lifestyle and BMI.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

You know he's popping pills like tic tacs to manage all that.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago

At least it won't affect your chances at political office

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago

I sure hope, for my relatives if nothing else, that I die of a massive heart issue and not a painful descent into confusion and loss.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Well, Trump sure has caused the deaths of a lot of people when he shut down USAID, and he's about to kill a whole lot more through lack of healthcare. Yeah dementia!

[–] emmanuel_car@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago

Wrong ABC…

[–] CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Good!