I was looking for information regarding Wayne and found this tread.
I am very sorry that Wayne lived in the U.S. Wayne had suffered from fainting spells for a period due to an undiagnosed heart condition. He had no money to access medical care and eventually those fainting spells lead to a major heart attack.
As I understand it, the lack of oxygen to his brain had a cumulative effect, along with the massive damage from the ultimate heart attack.
I spoke to him months after the heart attack. His medical bills were crippling and he had no money for the follow up therapy he should have received. I tried to help him with various issues he had with his very old Honda, but I could tell he was in terrible shape, mentally, emotionally and especially financially.
If he lived in Canada he would have simply walked into any hospital, or rode in an ambulance for free, and would have been taken care of and eventually walked out with no money owing. Wayne would also have been able to access free therapy for his brain injury due to oxygen starvation.
I find the cold hearted comments about his character rather deplorable but also stereotypical of American attitudes I ran into when I dated a lady in Texas. I was taken aback many times by people's attitudes about rights to medical care and their fellow citizens.
It makes me very sad to hear of Wayne's struggles having become insurmountable and that he became homeless over a basic thing like a heart attack that most people in the rest of the developed world would have not comprehension of.
I am so sorry this was the way a talented person would experience life when he needed help.
RIP, Wayne.
