Bride dies during marriage's first dance
 

DAVIE, Fla. - Kim Sjostrom wanted a real-life version of the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which played in the background as friends fixed her hair and makeup before her own marriage ceremony.

But less than an hour after she and Teddy Efkarpides were wed, Sjostrom crumpled in her husband's arms during a Greek song that means "Love Me."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/.../wedding_death

How truly horrible.

This is terrible :(

oh my goodness :(

No idea how the guy would cope with that... :helpme

omg, I couldn't even imagine... how horrible :(

Terrible :(

My heart attack came last summer while I was sweeping up my kitchen floor. Lightheaded first, a little tingly, then a slow crushing sensation that felt like it was in my wind pipe. Well it was a massive heart attack.

Women very often dont get the numb left arm or the "elephant on the chest" feelings that are so common in men. Women have to be more careful because of that and dont let your doctor misdiagnose you.

Her last thoughts were being married and in her husbands arms surrounded by every person important in her life.. all things considered, not the worst scenario...

Now that is sad.

That would suck.

Very true for her..for him it will be with him forever. I am "lucky" that when my husband died of a heartattack we had that chance to be married for nearly a decade. I still have the last images burned into my head and it happened in 2004. I hope this poor man accepts whatever mental help there is on offer.

Yeah, Sarah for sure it will be with him forever. I've lost both parents and numerous other relatives to heart problems, and almost myself last summer.

I'd feel like I was cheating the woman if I married, cuz I'll be dead. Heart disease makes you sick not just in the heart. Kind of paralyzes you in your life. Does me anyway.

I was watching some racing on the weekend and it was super exciting and I had to turn it off because my heart was just beating way too fast. Talk about depressing.:Oh crap

You are blessed to be able to try to do something about it.

Watching a heart attack is the primary reason I have lost 70lbs so far. If I go that way it won't be without fighting.

Congratulations, that's great!

I actually had to look for a pic of this chick now, very very sad story, but sure enough she was overweight.

I went vegetarian a year ago for many reasons, but being overweight and ignoring your health is so bad. I live in the south, not a day goes by without seeing obesity and the serious implications it has on one's quality of life.

I saw a woman in the store the other day, must have been 100lbs overweight, she looked out of breath sitting and resting in the middle of the store and eating a bag of cheetos! She could hardly breathe, but was huffing junk food at the same time. Amazing.

I applaud anyone giving up things bad for you and attempting to improve their quality of life.

wow that is really a sad story , that is just a crazy thing to happen

yea I heard that on the radio this AM, apparently she was a poster child for juvenile diabetes, its horribly sad, but atleast she died extremely happy :(

Yeah lucky and blessed is part of the feelings casserole that I've felt. That was initially afterwards and I was back home. Lately though it's more of a paralyzing effect.

Diet was not a contributing factor in my case according to my cardiologist and the swarm of doctors and medical students who were paraded through my hospital room daily. I almost wish it was, because I'm fine with changing foods and methods. Whereas quitting smoking and becoming more active is much much harder for me to do alone. Genetics I can't do jack squat about.

jesus that is pretty bad :S

That is just so sad...

thats bad.. too bad for her 1st grade class

I never really ate like that in the first place but I have insulin issues and just decided to start eating to control my insulin and the weight loss has come with that (and exercise). The problem with eating the junk is that it is addictive and it is hard to break that cycle. I am not a full vegetarian but I eat any meat or fish product maybe once a week..twice at most. For me whole grains, low fat and a primarily vegetable based diet has worked for me. You can do a lot with various beans and lentils :)

Thats fucking shitty.

My dad died 3 days after his 48th birthday of a massive heart attack while strapping down a load just in the outskirts of Chicago (he was a trucker), almost 3 years ago, since then i've been trying to change the way i am because of it, i was never really afraid to die never really thought of it because im so young, but after my dad died like that it scared the shit out of me because my dad was NOT a fat guy, sure he had a gut, who didnt at his age... well i'm bigger then him, albeit i'm more active and eat better then him, but i used to eat just like him, steak and potatoes with tons of butter...

go get as many opinions as you can, my dad had mild heart attacks every 3 days for 5 years, went to doctors and everything they just said "oh its just bad acid reflux" so he kept chewing tums and shit to get through it, never really worked, we didn't find out they were midl heart attacks till after he was dead and the doctor said he had 4 major arteries 100% clogged

No. 98 is especially difficult: "You're the one I want to grow old with."

I admit when I read this I cried. It hurt my heart.

Wow, that is terrible.

wow... really puts my petty problems of the day into perspective.

I think that it is sad, although i've read a few versions of articles like this and they are trying to milk the sadness and tug on the heart strings.

that's really fucked up

sucks to be him...:Oh crap

Milk it for what?

Very sad..

Wow.. that is horrible :(

That's horrible..poor girl

That's horrible..poor girl

thats so sad

Oh man, what a sad story. I can't even imagine going through an experience like this.

ok, well now I am thoroughly sad. Every day, each day, we just never know if there will be a tomorrow for someone, or for us.

oh my god that is horrible

I felt so bad about that

That got me, too. Fucking terrible. :(