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1 day ago · Big Brother fans were fuming when Nathan claimed Khaled hadn’t spoken about his Palestinian culture enough amid the ongoing war (Picture: Shutterstock) After slamming one housemate for making ...
Here's everything you need to know about Big Brother 2024 housemate Nathan. This includes details of his age, social media and why he is on the show.
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Nathan M.: “I never smoked a day in my life!”
Nathan: “I never smoked a day in my life!”
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Nathan was Lakota, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe, and never smoked. However, he worked in a facility where smoking was allowed, and experienced health problems as a result. In this video from CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® campaign, Nathan describes his health problems—including asthma—triggered by exposure to secondhand smoke. He had to give up many activities he loved, including tribal dancing, because of damage to his lungs. That damage led to his early death at age 54.
Nathan, a Native American and member of the Oglala Sioux tribe, had permanent lung damage. He never smoked cigarettes, but for 11 years he worked at a casino that allowed smoking. After breathing people’s cigarette smoke daily, Nathan began to have frequent asthma attacks triggered by the secondhand smoke. “You could see the smoke hovering inside the casino,” he recalled.
As he worked at the casino, Nathan noticed more changes to his health. Along with asthma attacks, he started having frequent problems with eye irritation, headaches, allergies, ear and sinus infections, and bronchitis. Over the years, the symptoms got worse. “A common cold escalated into pneumonia, sending me to the emergency room,” he said. “During one of the visits, a doctor was looking at x-rays of my lungs and commented that I had the lungs of a heavy smoker. I told him, ‘I never smoked a day in my life!’”
In 2009, doctors determined that Nathan’s airways were seriously damaged by repeated infections from exposure to secondhand smoke, which led to scarring and widening of his airways called bronchiectasis. Lung damage from bronchiectasis is permanent. His lung problems were so serious that Nathan finally had to leave his job to avoid the smoke. Just walking a short distance, he would get out of breath and had to use oxygen daily.
Nathan and his wife enjoyed a long marriage with five adult children and three grandchildren. Nathan prided himself on being a very active person. As a young man, he served in the Second Battalion, Fifth Marines reconnaissance division, where he received sniper training. He also raced motorcycles and received sponsorship from a major motorcycle company.
Nathan participated in tribal dance competitions and loved to referee at high school basketball games, which he did for 14 years. “I can’t do any of those things anymore,” he said.
Nathan decided it was important to share his story, with the hope that others would not suffer as he did. He spoke at schools, Pow-Wows, and conferences as much as his health allowed. He wanted to make everyone aware of the dangers of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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5 days ago · Feature Vignette: Analytics. Chargers center Bradley Bozeman got flagged for unnecessary roughness during Sunday’s 26-8 victory over the Saints for an incident in which he was just trying to protect his quarterback. Justin Herbert got a low hit from Saints defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd, who held on to Herbert’s leg and turned him down ...
Nathan was Lakota, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe, and never smoked. However, he worked in a facility where smoking was allowed, and experienced health problems as a result. In this video...
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6 days ago · Saints defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd took a shockingly dirty cheap shot at Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert during today’s game, and Chargers center Bradley Bozeman blasted Shepherd both physically on the field and verbally after the game. After Herbert had thrown a pass, Bozeman was lying on the ground at Herbert’s feet when he ...
