Efeso Collins

[Lilith7]

Just when social justice is sorely needed a man who had helped many died, while the likes of Trump & Putin who have done very much the opposite continue to live.
This was someone who wasn't afraid to change his mind on things when he learned more about  them.


https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3501880...al-justice

"Fa‘anānā Efeso Collins was a quiet, softly spoken and thoughtful man, whose own journey and education had made him keenly aware of the prejudices he could face as a tall, powerful Samoan man from Ōtara.
Collins, who died suddenly on Wednesday at the age of 49, became a public figure as an Auckland mayoral candidate and latterly, a Green Party MP. But earlier, while a relatively-obscure local councillor he wrote blogs about the micro-aggressions he faced: on one occasion, it was being quizzed in an Auckland Town Hall lift as to why he was ascending to the councillors’ floor.
His solution was to moderate the way he presented himself to the world: while in private he preferred basketball singlets, league gear and hoodies, in public he was careful to be suited and clean-shaven. “I am a big guy, and I know that. I am very aware of it. You’ve got to get in the door and if that means you’ve got to dress a certain way for people to feel okay, and have a conversation, that’s the reality of it,” he told Stuff in a 2022 interview.



That was part of Collins’ personal approach; as an advocate for the communities he represented, first on his local board, then on council, then in Parliament, he knew he had to find a way to get the ear of people who didn’t look like him
He chaired the student union, making his first media appearance in 1999 when he questioned why the university was sponsoring television programmes when the student union was forced to run a foodbank."

[C_T_Russell]

Died suddenly at 49 years young.
While I wholeheartedly disagree with the policies of the party he represented, he seemed to be a pretty genuine person and gave alot back to the community.

[Lilith7]

Died suddenly at 49 years young.
While I wholeheartedly disagree with the policies of the party he represented, he seemed to be a pretty genuine person and gave alot back to the community.

It certainly seems so; a shame he died so young.

[zqwerty]

Running down an obstacle course carrying two medium sized buckets full of water seems like something one shouldn't be doing at 50 especially if not keeping up physical fitness since being young and having a large tall body would just add to the strain on ones heart.

This would impede proper breathing as well by weighing down shoulders and not allowing usual size breaths to be taken.

[C_T_Russell]

Running down an obstacle course carrying two medium sized buckets full of water seems like something one shouldn't be doing at 50 especially if not keeping up physical fitness since being young and having a large tall body would just add to the strain on ones heart.

This would impede proper breathing as well by weighing down shoulders and not allowing usual size breaths to be taken.

I wouldn't think it would lead to a heart attack though.
Sure, he may have been unfit, but that alone would not be enough to cause a heart attack which this presumably was.
Heart attacks are not exactly common at that age, but they are a thing, we are slowly seeing more and more younger people getting them and sadly there have been a surge in such deaths post covid.
It's a good wake up call for us all to take better care of our health and fitness. Going to the doctor for an annual health check is also a good idea.

[zqwerty]

Considering that he died at/just after running the event it seems more than likely that it had something to do with his sad demise, surely?

[C_T_Russell]

Considering that he died at/just after running the event it seems more than likely that it had something to do with his sad demise, surely?

If he had plaque in the arteries or some other blockage, then yes most definitely it would bring it on after running and/or doing some heavy exertion.

[harm_less]

Considering that he died at/just after running the event it seems more than likely that it had something to do with his sad demise, surely?

If he had plaque in the arteries or some other blockage, then yes most definitely it would bring it on after running and/or doing some heavy exertion.

Very many people have calcification of their arteries but don't know it until they have a CT scan to investigate the condition, or it results in a serious medical event.

There are likely to be number of contributing factors that led to Efeso's collapse including long standing dietary habits, personal and job stress and other underlying medical conditions. The mental challenges of a newly appointed MP including the pressure of his political responsibilities to participate in a charity event wouldn't have left him much choice in being able to no-show on the day if he wasn't feeling on par.

[zqwerty]

Have you seen the race footage?; it looks to me as if he struggling for air as his arms are pulled down by the weight of the buckets at the finish of the race.

[C_T_Russell]

If he had plaque in the arteries or some other blockage, then yes most definitely it would bring it on after running and/or doing some heavy exertion.

Very many people have calcification of their arteries but don't know it until they have a CT scan to investigate the condition, or it results in a serious medical event.

There are likely to be number of contributing factors that led to Efeso's collapse including long standing dietary habits, personal and job stress and other underlying medical conditions. The mental challenges of a newly appointed MP including the pressure of his political responsibilities to participate in a charity event wouldn't have left him much choice in being able to no-show on the day if he wasn't feeling on par.

Can they do it with a CT scan these days?
My father once had an angiogram where they inject dye into your veins and take a series of x-rays.
He came back clear with no blockages or plaque.
He had been feeling short of breath for a bit and the doctors don't know why but he since came right.

There are new studies that emerging that suggest that cholesterol is not the evil thing we once thought it was, but can be an array of different factors, and as you say it's more of a calcification on the arteries rather than fat buildup.

[harm_less]

Very many people have calcification of their arteries but don't know it until they have a CT scan to investigate the condition, or it results in a serious medical event.

There are likely to be number of contributing factors that led to Efeso's collapse including long standing dietary habits, personal and job stress and other underlying medical conditions. The mental challenges of a newly appointed MP including the pressure of his political responsibilities to participate in a charity event wouldn't have left him much choice in being able to no-show on the day if he wasn't feeling on par.

Can they do it with a CT scan these days?
My father once had an angiogram where they inject dye into your veins and take a series of x-rays.
He came back clear with no blockages or plaque.
He had been feeling short of breath for a bit and the doctors don't know why but he since came right.

There are new studies that emerging that suggest that cholesterol is not the evil thing we once thought it was, but can be an array of different factors, and as you say it's more of a calcification on the arteries rather than fat buildup.

https://healthify.nz/health-a-z/c/ct-calcium-score/

[Oh_hunnihunni]

With my breathlessness a blood test indicated a clot, the dye test with ct confirmed the saddle PE. Twice daily jabs in the belly for seven days broke it up, and daily anticoags keep clots at bay. The source of that particular demon clot remains unidentified.

Life is a dangerous business, no one gets out alive.

[harm_less]

Very many people have calcification of their arteries but don't know it until they have a CT scan to investigate the condition, or it results in a serious medical event.

There are likely to be number of contributing factors that led to Efeso's collapse including long standing dietary habits, personal and job stress and other underlying medical conditions. The mental challenges of a newly appointed MP including the pressure of his political responsibilities to participate in a charity event wouldn't have left him much choice in being able to no-show on the day if he wasn't feeling on par.

Can they do it with a CT scan these days?
My father once had an angiogram where they inject dye into your veins and take a series of x-rays.
He came back clear with no blockages or plaque.
He had been feeling short of breath for a bit and the doctors don't know why but he since came right.

There are new studies that emerging that suggest that cholesterol is not the evil thing we once thought it was, but can be an array of different factors, and as you say it's more of a calcification on the arteries rather than fat buildup.

https://healthify.nz/health-a-z/c/ct-calcium-score/