livendive 8 #1 February 11, 2008 Any bets as to how long before this is a movie on Oxygn or Lifetime? Quote"Happily ever after" lasts only minutes as bride's heart fails By The Associated Press DAVIE, Fla. — Kim Sjostrom wanted a real-life version of the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which played in the background as friends fixed her hair and makeup before her own marriage ceremony. But less than an hour after she and Teddy Efkarpides were wed, Sjostrom crumpled in her husband's arms during a Greek song that means "Love Me." At 36, Sjostrom was dead from heart disease. The wedding had become a project at Davie Elementary School, where Sjostrom taught first grade. Fellow teachers provided the wedding gown, the flowers and decorations. One friend, an ordained minister, performed the ceremony. "It was perfect for her," said Dominic Church, the minister. Sjostrom carried blue-and-white flowers during the ceremony — the colors of the Greek flag — as she exchanged vows with Efkarpides, 43, a carpenter and Navy veteran. They met three years to the day before the Jan. 19 wedding. During the couple's first dance, Sjostrom complained of being lightheaded. Efkarpides thought his wife, a diabetic, needed sugar, but she collapsed. Wedding guests, paramedics and doctors at a nearby hospital were unable to revive her. She had a previous cardiac episode in her 20s and was a poster child — literally — for juvenile diabetes, relatives and friends said. Efkarpides recalled seeing the poster featuring her on New York subways. He consoles himself by reading a list of "101 Reasons Why I Love You" that Sjostrom gave him their first Christmas together. "Number 1. You make me smile." No. 98 is especially difficult: "You're the one I want to grow old with." Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #2 February 11, 2008 I thought maybe you were announcing that you and Muttley were getting hitched DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #3 February 11, 2008 Quote I thought maybe you were announcing that you and Muttley were getting hitched Ummm, did you read the story I posted? That wedding shit sounds dangerous, and I prefer her alive. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #4 February 11, 2008 I saw that in the news this morning... MY first thought was...hope she signed the insurance forms! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #5 February 11, 2008 that's pretty sad You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #6 February 12, 2008 I wonder how old . . . Awwe - it won't matter . . .I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #7 February 12, 2008 oh my gosh.... that's awful!!!! CReW Skies, bubbles"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #8 February 12, 2008 That's sad. Locally, I've seen two cases that were similarly sad....depends on how you look at it, I suppose. Both instances, were elderly couples...though one couple, was only in their mid-sixties. In both instances, the scenario was the same...the wife died in the hospital from illness, not old age. Immediately following the death of their wives, both men returned home from the hospital and within just a few hours, died from "natural causes" (heart failure). Kind of a toss-up, between tragic and sweet."T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drdive 0 #9 February 12, 2008 >> Aw, just skip the dance. Anyway, you would be the one most likely to croak, not MuttleyWhen is the big date?? Doc "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #10 February 12, 2008 Quote >> Aw, just skip the dance. Anyway, you would be the one most likely to croak, not MuttleyWhen is the big date?? Doc Ya know - I hear Fall is good for those kinda things.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #11 February 12, 2008 Quote Ya know - I hear Fall is good for those kinda things. I've heard that too. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #12 February 12, 2008 Quote That wedding shit sounds dangerous, and I prefer her alive. Masterful spin work there. Have you ever considered politics. Dave=G Bangs jr. I can see that.Please kill me quickly, I don't wanna sufferYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #13 February 12, 2008 Quote Quote Ya know - I hear Fall is good for those kinda things. I've heard that too. Blues, Dave I've heard there's a little brewery in Montana that does weddings up real nice! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drdive 0 #14 February 12, 2008 And Reverend Rosie could officiate!!!!!! "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #15 February 12, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Ya know - I hear Fall is good for those kinda things. I've heard that too. Blues, Dave I've heard there's a little brewery in Montana that does weddings up real nice! There are mountains in Montana right?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #16 February 12, 2008 Quote And Reverend Rosie could officiate!!!!!! And just think....we would all be there to celebrate with youDPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #17 February 12, 2008 Quote Quote And Reverend Rosie could officiate!!!!!! And just think....we would all be there to celebrate with you Should we ask her for you?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
