Mark's health

Of course I’m not the only one that’s noticed Mark Hamill’s breathing, It’s been “labored” for a while. However, I watched an Ellen clip on youtube recently and couldn’t even finish it. Someone commented he was a smoker. Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised but I was. In fact, I admit I was surprised Carrie still smoked. I guess I’d hoped that when it’s that noticeable, friends, family, fans, etc… would take to the internet, “enough’s enough” or whatever. Yes of course I understand individuals’ rights, etc, etc…but when you can’t even gather enough air?
Thoughts?

My thought is why do we need to discuss this.

TV’s Frink said:

My thought is why do we need to discuss this.

Of course you don’t. but you want to be noticed, don’t you? And how did I know.

adywan said:

Yes, he does have breathing problems. its been evident in many interviews. What was also worrying is how much his hand shake. He was on Jamie Oliver’s show here in the uk recently and that was quite noticeable. But it is none of our business if he smokes or not. No one has the right to think they someone should intervene. I know people who are younger than him who have breathing problems and other health issues and have never smoked. Sadly old age creeps up on all of us. But Mark still looks in better shape now than he did prior to filming TFA.

Yes of course he looks well - it underscores how unfortunate it is IF he smokes. Not that it should make a difference, but I smoked on and off for years. I’m not interested in attacking him. I’m not saying anyone has the right to tell him stop, but I think it’s too bad that there hasn’t been some sort of collective effort to ask him to quit if he is in rough shape and that is the cause. If he’s going to live, he’s going to have to quit eventually. If this is smoking related, maybe he quit already and just has COPD. His health issues might not even be smoking-related. My whole point is I hate for the guy to die for nothing. Yes, I’m aware old age occurs. If it wasn’t already clear, I have noticed the problem for some time but the video I saw was alarming - to me, anyway.

Space is warped and time is bendable.

SilverWook said:

Could you link to the clip so we can see and decide for ourselves? Please warn if there are possible TFA spoilers of course.

Assume you mean TLJ spoilers. If I hear anyone I think might be revealing a spoiler of any kind I avoid or skip forward in video, etc…, so I honestly don’t know, and I didn’t even listen to the whole interview, but here’s link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRo2OO-Kt9k

He does sound a bit out of breath there.

Tomland Flash said:

TV’s Frink said:

My thought is why do we need to discuss this.

Of course you don’t. but you want to be noticed, don’t you? And how did I know.

Um…ok?

I just mean I find it a little distasteful to speculate on someone’s health like this. But I’m apparently the only one who feels this way, so y’all have fun.

TV’s Frink said:

Tomland Flash said:

TV’s Frink said:

My thought is why do we need to discuss this.

Of course you don’t. but you want to be noticed, don’t you? And how did I know.

Um…ok?

I just mean I find it a little distasteful to speculate on someone’s health like this. But I’m apparently the only one who feels this way, so y’all have fun.

+1

Well for what it’s worth I watched the full hour long thing he did for star wars celebration in 2016 and thought he was very lively and healthy seeming and that was before I even saw this thread and had reason to think about it. Maybe he just had a cold in that clip?

Glad I made the effort. Gonna force myself not to respond, anything more is wasted here.

Anything more, you say.

I hate to break it to you OP but they’re all going to die. The whole cast. Everyone on this board. Dead.

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