By Kat_Styles - 19/07/2013 08:51 - United States - Dearborn

Today, my dentist dropped dead of a heart attack. This depressing event was made worse by the fact that he collapsed while his hands were in my mouth. FML
I agree, your life sucks 65 412
You deserved it 3 308

Kat_Styles tells us more.

Hey, OP here. So as a quick update, there are several things I want to add. 1. My dentist was 65, very healthy, and his passing was very unfortunate. But now he's with his wife, who passed away from breast cancer about three years ago. 2. It says 'Employee' at the top because my mother was one of his dental hygienists, and I had worked for him as a secretary for a few months before he died. 3. The dental hygienists in the office obviously started CPR right away. They even shocked him twice, but he wasn't responding to anything. Paramedics took him away in an ambulance, but nothing they did was successful. It's quite ironic because my dentist always used to joke that he required his hygienists to have lots of CPR training, etc, because he was the one who was going to need it. We always thought he was kidding, but unfortunately, that was exactly what happened. 4. For those of you saying 'she deserved it' or 'why didn't she start CPR,' or 'her breath killed him lol,' understand a few things. One, I don't see how I deserved it, but that's your opinion. Two, I'm 19, I don't know how to perform CPR, and within a minute, there were three certified, trained, professionals tending to him. Three, even if it was possible to kill someone with your breath, my mom is a dental hygienist. My teeth are quite nice, if I do say so myself. Thanks for all your nice messages, and I hope you never have to experience something as terrible as I did.

Top comments

Going to the dentist was bad enough as it is :/

y'all are so negative! leave her alone, shes nineteen, a dentist died while taking care of her, cut her some slack. OP - hope you never have to experience that ever again.. at least youve got nice teeth! use them to smile at the haters. xx

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mintlegendary 14

Sorry that happened to you. I suggest taking a CPR class. You may get that chance to save someone's life one day.

My goodness. So many nasty comments on this thread. The dentist died in front of her for **** sake. Show some ******* compassion you bunch of soulless arseholes!

Good for you on standing up to the bullies. I'm sos sorry this happened to you. I would have been terrified at my age I can't imagine having it happen at 19.

If your teeth are quite nice, why was he performing on them?

Her teeth are nice because she brushes and flosses daily and gets dental checkups regularly

Your dental hygiene was so bad, you killed your dentist. FYL op.

I'm 24 and I don't know CPR. Is there something wrong with me?

Yes. It's a very basic life skill that everyone should know. I've known how to do it since I was 14.

latinablanca 24

There is nothing wrong with you.. At all. #204 is being a dickwad. However, I agree that it is a valuable skill to know! So if you ever get the chance to learn it, take it!

My mom doesn't know how to do CPR, but I have a sister who is 17 and does. OP wasn't saying she's too young to know, she was just simply stating that she doesn't know.

It's always good to learn CPR as early as possible... It's easy, not too expensive, and can save a life... The fact that you're ONLY 19 is no excuse... I'm 16 and have other young friends who are certified in CPR

latinablanca 24

I'm sorry, some people don't have the extra hundred bucks or so lying around for that. You and I might, but I know plenty of people who need to use that money to put food on the table for their families. So please, get a little perspective.

Oh and I love how all the good comments get unliked lol