***trigger warning:  discussion of major character death and mentions of terminal illness and chronic heart disease under the cut

— 𝐋𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐘'𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 - 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐍 —

   Luffy lives his life to the fullest and recklessly. he pushes himself to the limit, even learning how to manipulate his devil fruit ability to push his body to do things it shouldn't be able to do. he is a living miracle, having survived Magellan's poison, his wound suffered at marineford, his heart literally stopping and restarting during his fight with Kaido, and other countless, near-death moments. so while in the current manga timeline, at the young age of nineteen, Luffy makes miracle recoveries from injuries and exhaustion, it is highly unlikely that he will live a long life. but of course, he hardly cares about that and all the stress placed on his body if it means protecting his friend and achieving his dream. 

   pre-timeskip alone, Luffy puts extreme strain on his body, especially his cardiovascular system.his unchecked use of gear 2 and 3 during enies lobby and thriller bark were noted to be damaging to his health as a whole and chipping away at his life, with Chopper even fearing the worst in the moment of both their use.

   and when treated by Iva's healing hormone during impel down, it’s made known that the energy level required to activate his immune system and fight off the poison is ten years-worth of his life.

   these are just a couple points in which it is directly mentioned how Luffy’s life is periodically being shortened. and while it’s not directly mentioned how it affects his overall health after recovering, the massive damage from the chest trauma wound he received at marineford ( which i plan on outlining the details of soon ), has likely left behind lasting effects that aren’t yet visible or known. so at only 17-years-old, Luffy's body has taken a lot. and this doesn't even begin to touch on the various physical traumas he dealt with while growing up. 

   post-timeskip, he hardly slows down. despite training and technique improvements for gears 2 and 3, Luffy’s new transformations put just as much strain on his body as before, if not more. gear 4 is incredibly exhaustive and nutrient taxing, and leaves Luffy immobile after its use.

   the same goes for a gear 5 transformation. besides the fact that Luffy had to physically die for several minutes before his devil fruit awakened, the use of gear 5 escalates the rate at which energy and nutrients are depleted even more, showing to even physically age Luffy's body temporarily in the aftermath. in addition, Luffy has to consciously change the rhythm of his heartbeat to match the drums of liberation in order to transform, effectively giving himself an irregular heartbeat. i’m sure you might see where i’m going with this, as i mention his heart repeatedly.

   being the intentional spitting image of Roger, and following in his footsteps to become king of the pirates, it's my belief that Luffy won't live to be much older than Roger was at the day of his execution ( 53-years-old ). maybe he'll live a few years longer, but i really don't see Luffy ever reaching the age of 60, especially if there's no point in which an older version of him slows down. it will definitely be a challenge to get him to do so, even if it's recommended.

   i've spoken in part about this with a couple others, but due to the type of internal damage that Luffy has endured, i headcanon that he will develop some sort of heart condition ( which i will go into more detail on a later post ). but whether Luffy ends up slowing and eventually picking an island to settle/retire to, or if he continues his reckless adventuring to the end, has yet to be decided. regardless of how the story goes though, Luffy will die relatively young, and it will likely be from premature heart failure.

plotted starter for whichever one of Erik's family members wants to pick up the conversation and explain that this idiot fell asleep and let his tea go cold @wcrriorhearts / @mxndwitch / @survivcrsguilt

Erik Lehnsherr does not get sick. It’s a statement of fact, an acknowledgement of the way the world is; the mutant has had injuries aplenty, but he could count on one hand the number of times he has been genuinely ill. Meaning that, when his heart starts to fail, he is quick to notice.

It’s to be expected really, at his age. Auburn hair has long since greyed, and the strands around his temples are most definitely heading for white. Muscles and joints are not what they once were, and on bad days it can be painful to work with his hands; his days of sewing are long gone. His limp is more pronounced now than it ever was, and he frequently relies on the manipulation of magnetic fields to move about the island with any kind of ease. Erik has reached an age that, to most, would be entirely unthinkable. He knows the time he has left is short.

And still, he goes on. The mutant is not afraid of dying – hasn’t been afraid of that since the age of sixteen – but dying means leaving his family, his loved ones, and he will take every moment with them that the universe will allow. He will wring as much time from this life as he can, will hold on with everything available to him, until he is forced to let go. In the meantime, he is determined that his family will have no cause to worry, or to fear. And if his heart needs a little encouragement from his mutation every so often, then what of it? Nobody needs to know.

The unexpected wetness on the back of his hand jolts Erik awake, confused gaze taking a moment to focus on the world around him. He’s at home, in his favourite armchair, and Persephone is sitting at his feet, licking his hand in a way that means she’s hoping for either food or a scratch behind the ears. The mutant blinks a couple of times. Did he fall asleep in the armchair again? How embarrassing. A quick glance towards the familiar voices he can hear in the kitchen. Hopefully they didn’t notice his little nap.

Calloused fingers receive another lick, and with a small smile Erik obliges the request, lifting his hand to rest it on top of Persephone’s head, gently scratching his thumb behind one of her ears. His other hand reaches out to retrieve his cup of black tea from the nearby table, but instead grasps only air – it takes a couple of attempts before he realises the mug is no longer there. Forehead furrows. “Did someone take my tea?”

Health vent tw heart disease

Yeah so my heart is acting up and I can't do much about it. If I call an ambulance they'll just take me to the er and let me lie there and rot like last time (I even got a UTI because they didn't even let me get up to use the bathroom. I was there for around 12 hours without any food or water. And when I was finally allowed to use the bathroom because I could walk fine that place was the filthiest most awful thing I'd ever seen but I had no choice since they didn't even have curtains for people to use the bedpans) and now I'm here with my heart fucking going insano style probably because of anxiety yes but my arm feels numb and my chest is tight and I feel dizzy. I've been waiting for an appointment for almost a year now and nothing. Universal healthcare is great unless you're young with an old person disease then you're bottom of the list and if you die you die. This is basically a ticking time bomb. If it wasn't so uncomfortable and painful I would be like just let me fucking go but I don't want to go in pain. That would make my abuser happy since I told him to fuck off and never talk to me again and be proceeded to say he wished me the most painful and worse death possible. That's my father by the way. And I always get mad when idiots go like haha fatherless behaviour like bitch I wish this motherfucker had left and never returned he's been awful my entire life. And yeah now we have to go wait and see what happens with the ol' heart.

Some of you are like "Mother is innocent and can do no wrong!! Mother has been taken advantage of and been oppressed at every turn!!!! Jail to you!!! Jail to you for a thousand years u filthy misogynist!!" And mother is a conventionally attractive white blonde girl with rich parents who dated a highschooler at 23 and can't be an associate with someone who isn't a sex offender/apologist to save her life. Good job.

who is making them worse

Hi.

My activity may be slowed on all of my blogs for a while.

TW heart diseases, hospitals, illnesses, etc.

So, to begin? My Mom has been in the hospital for the past few days with compulsive heart failure. They’re going to have to give her a mechanical heart. Only 8% of her heart works.

My Dad has heart issues too, so this means I have (probably) them too because family genes and all of that.

While I love roleplay and art, I really need to focus on getting a job and I need to do it now. Especially after this has happened because she’s going to have to go onto disability after this.

Sweetie isn’t going to be gone permanently, our girl is staying for as long as I can muster her to be; it just likely means I’ll be busier.

I just thought to update you guys because I know how you guys care about Sweetie Boss and didn’t want to disappear without warning. Thank you for understanding.

DekuLissa Angst AU Headcanons

In this AU, Melissa was born not only quirkless but also with a form of cardiomyopathy, one that could kill her in the near future.

By the time the events of the Two Heroes movie take place in this AU, Melissa takes plenty of medication for her condition to try to live a relatively normal life. She also keeps EpiPens (epinephrine) with her (at the request of her doctors) in case her heart begins to fail.

When she meets Izuku Midoriya (AKA Deku), the two become friends almost immediately as they bond over the fact that they were born quirkless.

As Izuku becomes aware of Melissa's condition, he understandably worries about her health.

As the events of the movie unfold in this AU, Melissa becomes noticeably more and more out of breath and overworked.

When she learns truth that her father David hired Wolfram and she cries her heart out...that did it.

BA-BUMP! BA-BUMP! BA-BUMP!

Melissa's heart starts to give out and she collapses to the floor, gasping for air. Her body briefly spasms and seizes up before stopping altogether.

Izuku immediately rushes to Melissa's side to see if she's alright, just in time to hear the girl's heart beat irregularly before stopping entirely.

Without hesitation or thinking, Izuku began performing CPR on Melissa, trying and seemingly failing to restart her failing heart.

As a last resort, Izuku uses one of Melissa's EpiPens and injects it into her chest.

Suddenly, Melissa gasps for air and her body spasms, her newly revived heart pumping rapidly from the adrenaline.

As Melissa tries to catch her breath, Izuku hugs her, tearfully telling to not leave him like that again.

After the events of the movie in this AU, Melissa reluctantly agrees to undergo a surgery to replace her heart and (hopefully) live a relatively normal life with Izuku, the one who saved her life.

why have you become inactive?

Hi Anon, I hope you're doing well today.

Mostly, I haven't been around as much because real life requires more of my attention. Good stuff, though. Being more present with my family (I went to see the FNAF movie with my thirteen-year-old this week. Are any FNAF fans out here? I was slightly confused by the movie because it's not my thing but had a lot of fun going with her), eating better, cleaning my house, and trying to get organized so my chaotic monkey brain stays happy. Unfortunately, you have to stay on top of that stuff more as you age if you want to keep your sanity :).

Hopefully, once I get more of my shit together, I'll be around here more often. Love you guys and I miss hanging out!

Inspired

Flighteningverse Week 2023

Day 5: Routine

And Reaper is going through the usual routine for his job. Featuring random person who has died from a heart attack or something.

@bluepallilworld

I wish there was an app that let you track nutrient intake without showing you your calorie intake. I just want to track my fiber and protein to help manage my chronic illness without triggering my number obsession please

In other non MK related news my mental health is really in the shitter today. I know most people who see this won’t care but I use tumblr as an outlet for my emotions. I’m really reeling from my hepatology appointment yesterday, I’ve known my kidneys were bad for a while because tacrolimus is a horrible, wicked, two-sided drug, on the one hand it keeps my body from destroying my heart but on the other hand it ruins my kidneys but I had no clue anything was wrong with my liver. The doctor said living with my childhood condition of left ventricular failure for 14 years caused irreversible liver damage. I just, I don’t know what to do. I just want to cry but for some reason I can’t. I’ve always known I was living on borrowed time ever since my heart transplant but now with having so many issues with so many vital organs it seems like my time is running out sooner than I expected. I guess 25 years was a good run but it seems so fucking ironic and unfair that I finally don’t want to die and I will. I get the feeling my celebration trip I planned for later this year will probably be my final vacation, so I guess I better try and enjoy it as much as I can. I’m not necessarily sad for myself but Denny won’t understand why I’m gone and that really breaks my heart. He’s such a good boy and I love him so much I don’t want to do anything that will make him sad. At least I’ll get to be reunited with Jäger if anything in life is even remotely fair.

🌼 a strong/core memory of being with her mother?

"It was when I had my second cardiac arrest after my forced retirement. I had barely recovered from the first one during my last mission. My heart surely didn’t give me a break. Of course not. Neither did my mother. I remember waking up in a hospital bed. I could hear my mother sighing in annoyance—she had better things to do, right? Yes. I turned to the sound of her sigh, and she looked at me with those sharp, judging eyes. Always judging me. The first thing she said was, "You just had to survive, didn’t you?" I didn’t have the strength to reply and just closed my eyes while turning my head. This was the moment I realised how much I missed my father and my godfather. I was in the care of this woman from now on. I couldn’t be more sad."

hi what’s everyone’s pots tips??

i’m so scared to go to the gp about it but literally all my symptoms line up so i’m like 98% sure it’s pots

anyway my symptoms are so bad so pls help me thank u xxx

I feel so safe when i'm hungry. Like nothing bad can happen to me.

Tw: heart disease, mention of trauma, chronic pain

I am so stressed rn that I can't really regress or if I do it's involuntary and due to a trauma trigger.

My doctor won't take care of me until I have been to my cardiologist which is in November and I am still in pain every day and nothing helps. I am getting weaker by the minute and I feel so neglected. My doctor only sent me off to a cardiologist because she heard weird noises out of the stethoscope from my heart and made me worry a lot ever since. I have a congenital heart disease, a VSD, which never really caused trouble (thankfully) but for over a year now I have problems with my heart (can't really catch a normal breath, palpitations which can rob me some air sometimes, dizzy spells and a very low blood pressure.)

I feel so alone and unheard and now I have my finals soon and I feel like I am slowly building myself into a burnout.

Help.