Leonard Nimoy hospitalized with chest pains

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Law enforcement sources say the legendary "Star Trek" star was transported to UCLA Medical Center last Thursday.

We're told paramedics weren't taking chances with Captain Spock and got him in front of a doctor ASAP. Nimoy's been in and out of hospitals multiple times in the last few months.

[Adsos Letter]

1. Best wishes to him. n/t

[Egnever]

2. Aww

I hope he ends up ok.

[freshwest]

14. My thoughts exactly. However, he's 83 and has COPD per the link.

Despite his having quit smoking 30 years ago. He likely smoked longer than that. It's a rough condition to live with. In high school we were discouraged taking up the habit for health reasons.

Later in college microbiology and chemistry we went into the changes from smoking on a cellular level. I think boys when he was young were swayed by advertising, films and television programs to take up the habit. I know men who started in their early teens and smoked for years with very serious health effects, very sad.

Good luck, Mr. Nimoy.

[Takket]

3. as you can tell by my avatar...

I am a fan. I hope he's okay. He has commented many times on twitter asking people not to smoke and stating he regretted ever starting, like he knows its going to end his life.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

7. I'm a fan too

He did amazing things with the role. He became immortal. I wish him well.

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4. Leonard Nimoy Seems to Be OK After Reported Hospitalization for Chest Pains

Leonard Nimoy Seems to Be OK After Reported Hospitalization for Chest Pains ... - E! Online http://bit.ly/1BhsqLm

The Star Trek star was reportedly hospitalized with chest pains last week, but he was up and tweeting yesterday and today, each message tagged with his trademark "LLAP" sign-off.

Just over a year ago, the now 83-year-old actor revealed that he had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after he was photographed in a wheelchair and with with an oxygen tube in his nose at the airport.

"I quit smoking 30 years ago. Not soon enough. I have COPD. Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP," he explained at the time, adding, "I'm doing OK. Just can't walk distances. Love my life, family, friends and followers. LLAP."

It's unclear whether he has been released from the hospital yet, or how much time he spent there at all, but yesterday he posted a snippet from his original poetry on Twitter:

I will be sharing my poetry. Today's is, "You and I have Learned," which is in my book, These Words Are for You. LLAP pic.twitter.com/CsHAtmtDnz
— Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) February 22, 2015

And today his perspective seemed just as intact, Nimoy writing, "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP."

LLAP, indeed.

[Xipe Totec]

5. 200 years too soon. nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. Best wishes Dr. Spock - live long and prosper.

[Art_from_Ark]

16. Dr. Spock was a pediatrician

who wrote a controversial book about raising children and was involved in the anti-Vietnam War movement.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

17. Thot Mr. Spock became a Dr. post-Wrath of Kahn; then became a Starship Captain, so Capt. Spock it is.

[Art_from_Ark]

20. I never knew that Mr. Spock had become a doctor

At any rate, "Dr. Spock" almost always refers to this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Spock

By the way, one day back in the early '80s I found myself standing behind THE Dr. Spock in a line at the local shoe repair shop, of all places.　I didn't know it was him until the guy at the counter said, "Here are your shoes, Dr. Spock". Dr. Spock had become a local celebrity for a while because he had bought a house out on the nearby lake, and the one chance I had to talk to him, I blew it

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

21. Yes, of course, but pretty sure Spock got his PhD at VT (Vulcan Tech) sometime in between seven-year mating cycles.

[Art_from_Ark]

22. Spock? Mating?

Oh my gosh, I am so out of touch about what's happened with Star Trek after Spock and Kirk helped to save the whales

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

23. Oh yeah, here's the definitive 10-min documentary on Vulcan mating rituals 2 get u up 2 speed: http://youtu.be/03zrxTiWzN4

[Art_from_Ark]

24. Do I really want to see this?

It might shatter all the illusions I had about Mr.\Dr.\Capt. Spock

[GuntherGebelWilliams]

8. He's not a "captain" and wasn't a Dr.

It's MR. SPOCK dammit!

[bigtree]

9. I think he was a captain at one point

STARFLEET HISTORICAL DATABASE: Spock
Full Biography Mode
Rank: Captain, retired
Serial number: S179-276SP
Full Name: Spock (lineal Vulcan name unpronounceable)
Year of birth: 2230
Place of birth: Shi'Kahr, Vulcan
Parents: Ambassador Sarek and his wife Amanda Grayson
Education: Starfleet Academy, 2249-53
Marital status: Once married
Last whereabouts: Romulus

http://www.startrek.com/database_article/spock

[Paulie]

11. Ambassador Spock

His working title on Romulus.

[backscatter712]

13. Yes, from The Wrath of Khan onwards, Spock held the rank of Captain. n/t

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

19. Okay, thought so. (btw, this sure beats the hell out of talkin bout politics.)

[backscatter712]

26. Yeah, and IIRC, Spock was captain of the Enterprise while Kirk served as Admiral.

It was only when the emergency occurred with Khan and the Genesis device, that Admiral Kirk, being the senior officer, took command from Captain Spock.

[NaturalHigh]

30. All true.

The Enterprise was technically a training vessel in Star Trek II, not on active service, but it was pressed into action because no other ships were close enough to Regulus, where the Genesis prototype was being developed.

I'm not sure if the "Lost Years" books are considered canon, but in the first book of the series, Spock had been offered a promotion to Captain with a position as instructor at Starfleet Academy. He didn't take the promotion at that time, choosing instead to take a long sabbatical on Vulcan to immerse himself in the Kolinahr discipline.

[NaturalHigh]

10. Yes, his rank when he retired was Captain.

He was briefly the captain of the Enterprise (Star Trek II). Though he was later Kirk's first officer again, he was never demoted in rank.

If you'll watch Star Trek VI, you'll notice that the Klingon chancellor refers to him as "Captain Spock." He was also referred to as "Captain Spock" by the Federation president at the end of Star Trek IV.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

18. Was that before or after the resurrection? Maybe Spock lost his Captainship(?) wen his younger self succeeded him in the past. haha

[NaturalHigh]

28. His "resurrection" was in Star Trek III.

Both of these references were in later movies.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

31. My bad.

[NaturalHigh]

32. No problem. I love Star Trek discussions!

Yes, I'm a nerd. I grew up on Star Trek. I loved the movies, books, even the animated episodes. The first two series were great, but I was a little burnt out by the time Deep Space 9 came around. My friends and I still have deep conversations about which captain was better, Picard or Kirk. I'm a Picard man myself, but I still love Kirk.

I haven't watched any of the new "reboot" movies because it's a completely different story line that just hasn't pulled me in. Plus, I'm getting older, and it's harder for me to get into new things.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

33. Have to admit, I'm a big Kirk fan, though he's obviously an inferior actor to Picard. The reboot's not bad; warmin up to it.

[NaturalHigh]

12. He has suffered from COPD for years.

I hope he's okay. From everything I've ever read, Mr. Nimoy is a great guy.

If there's a bigger Captain Spock fan than me, I've never met him.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

15. love and good wishes to Leonard Nimoy.

Always loved Mr. Spock.

[MiniMe]

25. Live long and prosper Mr. Spock

[Capt. Obvious]

27. I love the nerd fights taking place in this thread

But on a more serious note, who would win a fight: a Star Destroyer or The Enterprise?

[NaturalHigh]

29. Which Enterprise?

The old Constitution class Enterprise wouldn't have stood a chance. Picard's Enterprise, a Galaxy class, might have had a shot if its warp drive was intact.