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Broadwaybabyto<p>Gene Hackman’s cause of death revealed to be heart disease with his Alzheimer’s listed as a contributing factor. .</p><p>His wife (and caregiver) Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus a week prior. It’s a rare airborne illness spread through rodent feces. </p><p>Hackman was alone in the house for a week with his wife’s dead body.</p><p>We may never know exactly what happened in the days leading up to her death, but this is an important reminder that caregivers often need care themselves </p><p>Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is more than a full time job, and it’s possible she didn’t get the timely medical care she needed because she was putting his needs before her own </p><p>Caregivers deserve to be recognized and supported, and they should always have respite care available </p><p>If you know someone providing full time care, reach out to them. Ask them how they’re doing or if you can support them in any way.</p><p>Even giving them an hour of rest and recovery can make a world of difference </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gene-hackman-death-update-1.7478165" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gene</span><span class="invisible">-hackman-death-update-1.7478165</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/genehackman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genehackman</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/hantavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hantavirus</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/alzheimers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alzheimers</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/caregiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiver</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronicillness</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>Well I did not have hantavirus on my "what happened to the Hackmans" bingo card. Looks like she died and he had advanced Alzheimer's so he may simply have been unaware of what was going on. He was not dehydrated so he may have been on autopilot till the end</p><p>Hantavirus is a nasty bugger<br> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/hantavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hantavirus</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/genehackman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genehackman</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-hantavirus-death-rodent-af52b4943d854b52a5da36100113bc1b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/gene-hackma</span><span class="invisible">n-betsy-arakawa-hantavirus-death-rodent-af52b4943d854b52a5da36100113bc1b</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>This is weird, until you learn Hackman had <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alzheimers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimers</span></a>.</p><p>Authorities revealed actor <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GeneHackman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneHackman</span></a> died of heart disease &amp; showed severe signs of Alzheimers a full week after his wife died of hantavirus.</p><p>Arakawa, 65, was found w/an open prescription bottle &amp; pills scattered on the bathroom counter. Authorities linked her death to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hantavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hantavirus</span></a> pulmonary syndrome.</p><p>Hackman, 95, was found in the mudroom. His death was tied to heart disease w/Alzheimer’s disease contributing.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/gene-hackman-death-betsy-arakawa-investigation-c94b2cb4d5d7aec9a1a39a81b46dbdf9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/gene-hackma</span><span class="invisible">n-death-betsy-arakawa-investigation-c94b2cb4d5d7aec9a1a39a81b46dbdf9</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Live <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virus</span></a> samples lost in major <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a> lab breach<br>Nearly 100 live samples of the deadly <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Hendra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hendra</span></a> virus have been lost in a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/biosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biosecurity</span></a> bungle at a state-run Queensland lab. It was revealed 323 virus samples went missing from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VirologyLaboratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VirologyLaboratory</span></a> in 2021 in a "major breach" of biosecurity protocol.<br>The material, which included samples of Hendra virus, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/lyssavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lyssavirus</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hantavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hantavirus</span></a>, appears to have gone missing after a freezer storing the samples broke down. <br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-09/queensland-lab-breach-missing-vials-virus-health/104701198" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-12-09/que</span><span class="invisible">ensland-lab-breach-missing-vials-virus-health/104701198</span></a></p>