Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Actors Death Hits Close To Home PART 2

Update on Neil Hope.  It seems that Neil died of a heart attack as a result of not taking care of his diabetes, not eating, and drinking.  It would seem that Neil did not avoid becoming an alcoholic as his parents were both dysfunctioning drunks. 

Neil had trouble dealing with his post- Degrassi life.  And what a shame. He went from being a celeb with money to having to hock his Playstation 3 over and over again to pay for rent.  He would frequent a used record store and the last time he went there, just days before his death, he was wearing an eye patch and speaking almost incoherently.  His Diabetes were raging through him and he just didn't seem to want to or be able to take care of himself anymore.  It would seem that if you read between the lines that Neil Hope had lost hope and committed a non-suicidal form of suicide.

And then no one knew for over four years that he was dead.  His mother died not knowing whether her son was alive or dead.  By the time she had died, she had been sober over 12 years.

Today, Neil is on everyone's mind.  He has tribute pages set up on Facebook and Twitter, and people are talking about him again.  Its a shame that we only seem to care about those we've forgotten once they've died, then we talk about how much we loved them, and how great they were. 

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/In-Memory-of-Neil-Wheels-Hope-Degrassi-High/348809941817573


In almost every way, Neils death is  much more tragic than Whitney Houston. At least to me.