Hyfler/Rosner
2004-06-26 18:59:41 UTC
Herald Sun
Neighbours actor dies from clot
By FIONA BYRNE and MARY PAPADAKIS
27jun04
NEIGHBOURS cast member Stewart Adam has died suddenly from a
blood clot.
The emerging actor and model fell ill at his parents'
Brighton home on Monday night.
He died on the way to hospital.
A post-mortem found deep vein thrombosis - a rare disease
usually associated with long-haul flights - was to blame.
The tightly knit Neighbours set is in shock.
Adam played affable mechanic Aaron Barkley in the popular
soap.
His devastated family was told the fit, healthy and active
24-year-old developed a blood clot in his leg that moved and
lodged in his heart.
Other than a pain in his groin, he had no indication he was
ill, until it was too late.
"The cast was stunned," a spokeswoman for Neighbours said.
"They were all shocked when the announcement was made in the
Green Room. I don't think anyone quite believed what they
were hearing."
While Adam did not play a main character in Neighbours, he
was well-liked and highly regarded by his peers on set. He
was also a sought-after model.
Deborah Miller, who represented Adam at Toorak-based
Cosmopolitan Model Management, described him as someone with
the world at his feet.
"He had it all. He was the most special, beautiful person
you could meet," Miller said.
"He had not been modelling long, but he had a huge future.
There was international interest - he was smart,
good-looking, well-mannered and extremely professional. He
had everything. His death is a tragedy."
Adam's friends rallied to support each other this week,
remembering a vibrant, special friend. Others were flying in
from overseas for his funeral, which will be held in
Brighton tomorrow.
Deep vein thrombosis is a rare, but deadly condition caused
by blood clots forming in the deep veins of the legs.
It is dubbed "economy class syndrome" because of its
well-known link to long flights. About one in every 100
sufferers dies after a clot travels to their lungs, causing
a pulmonary embolism.
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh made headlines
when he suffered the condition after returning from the 2001
Ashes tour.
Those who are overweight, take the contraceptive pill or
hormone replacement therapy, have a history of heart disease
or cancer, or who have had recent surgery, are at increased
risk of developing the condition.
It also has been linked to being immobile in cramped
conditions for long periods.
Neighbours actor dies from clot
By FIONA BYRNE and MARY PAPADAKIS
27jun04
NEIGHBOURS cast member Stewart Adam has died suddenly from a
blood clot.
The emerging actor and model fell ill at his parents'
Brighton home on Monday night.
He died on the way to hospital.
A post-mortem found deep vein thrombosis - a rare disease
usually associated with long-haul flights - was to blame.
The tightly knit Neighbours set is in shock.
Adam played affable mechanic Aaron Barkley in the popular
soap.
His devastated family was told the fit, healthy and active
24-year-old developed a blood clot in his leg that moved and
lodged in his heart.
Other than a pain in his groin, he had no indication he was
ill, until it was too late.
"The cast was stunned," a spokeswoman for Neighbours said.
"They were all shocked when the announcement was made in the
Green Room. I don't think anyone quite believed what they
were hearing."
While Adam did not play a main character in Neighbours, he
was well-liked and highly regarded by his peers on set. He
was also a sought-after model.
Deborah Miller, who represented Adam at Toorak-based
Cosmopolitan Model Management, described him as someone with
the world at his feet.
"He had it all. He was the most special, beautiful person
you could meet," Miller said.
"He had not been modelling long, but he had a huge future.
There was international interest - he was smart,
good-looking, well-mannered and extremely professional. He
had everything. His death is a tragedy."
Adam's friends rallied to support each other this week,
remembering a vibrant, special friend. Others were flying in
from overseas for his funeral, which will be held in
Brighton tomorrow.
Deep vein thrombosis is a rare, but deadly condition caused
by blood clots forming in the deep veins of the legs.
It is dubbed "economy class syndrome" because of its
well-known link to long flights. About one in every 100
sufferers dies after a clot travels to their lungs, causing
a pulmonary embolism.
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh made headlines
when he suffered the condition after returning from the 2001
Ashes tour.
Those who are overweight, take the contraceptive pill or
hormone replacement therapy, have a history of heart disease
or cancer, or who have had recent surgery, are at increased
risk of developing the condition.
It also has been linked to being immobile in cramped
conditions for long periods.