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Blue man dies of heart attack at 62
upi ^ | Sept. 25, 2013 | VERONICA LINARES,

Posted on 09/25/2013 11:50:57 AM PDT by JoeProBono

Paul Karason, who became famous after his skin turned permanently blue, died at a Washington hospital Monday. He was 62.

Karason was admitted in the hospital last week after suffering a heart attack. He also had pneumonia and later suffered a severe stroke, his estranged wife, Jo Anna Karason, said Tuesday.

Karason was born a fair-skinned, freckled boy but his skin began turning blue 15 years ago after he contracted a rare medical syndrome known as argyria or silver poisoning from dietary supplements.

He was reportedly using a special silver-based preparation to treat a bad case of dermatitis. He had also been drinking colloidal silver.

Jo Anna Karason said some people started calling him “Papa Smurf” after his skin changed color. His white mane and long beard added to the resemblance.

“That was a nickname he didn’t appreciate, depending on who said it,” she said. “If it was a kid who ran up to him saying ‘Papa Smurf,’ it would put a smile on his face. But if it was an adult, well ….”

In 2008 a blue Karason emerged from reclusion and explained his condition on the TODAY show.

“He has been too ill to work for a while,” his wife said. “He didn’t like to go out in public much -- only when he thought he needed to, like to go to the bank or to pick up tobacco.”

Karason's ultimate cause of death as not yet been revealed.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: argyria; colloidalsilver; karason; obituary; papasmurf; paulkarason; silverpoisoning
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To: JoeProBono
Karason's ultimate cause of death as not yet been revealed.

My money is on generalized hypoxia.

21 posted on 09/25/2013 12:15:31 PM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: Resolute Conservative

The water was cold!!!


22 posted on 09/25/2013 12:15:37 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (My sweet talk is also savory and creamy.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

23 posted on 09/25/2013 12:16:31 PM PDT by JoeProBono (Mille vocibus imago valet;-{)
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To: kabar

Were’nt there some Freepers talking about/taking /recommending colliodial silver here awhile back??


24 posted on 09/25/2013 12:18:45 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: donmeaker
I got a very bad sunburn on my feet once.

Do tell.

25 posted on 09/25/2013 12:21:55 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: JoeProBono

“That was a nickname he didn’t appreciate, depending on who said it,” she said. “If it was a kid who ran up to him saying ‘Papa Smurf,’ it would put a smile on his face. But if it was an adult, well ….”

He could have done parties and such for kid’s birthdays...


26 posted on 09/25/2013 12:25:36 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: patriot08

It is great for a lot of things applied topically (sunburn, itchy skin, as an antiseptic). I think blue guy was drinking it.


27 posted on 09/25/2013 12:26:59 PM PDT by xone
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To: patriot08

Q: Were’nt there some Freepers talking about/taking /recommending colliodial silver here awhile back?? A: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2842260/posts


28 posted on 09/25/2013 12:27:10 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: JoeProBono

29 posted on 09/25/2013 12:28:11 PM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
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To: ChildOfThe60s

Sorry to hear of your “bad news.” Been there myself. Still vertical and breathing. “Outlived” two cardiologists so far. I intend to keep it that way. The Devil will just have to wait.


30 posted on 09/25/2013 12:30:07 PM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: xone

If I recall correctly some of them said to drink it.


31 posted on 09/25/2013 12:30:41 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: patriot08

Great stuff, but not gallons.

This guy was making his own in large amounts and consuming it.


32 posted on 09/25/2013 12:37:45 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (I grew up in America. I now live in the United States...)
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To: missnry
Colloidal silver has bacteria fighting properties so it's good for a sore throat. But you should only gargle with it or consume it in very small quantities for a very short period of time - like a few days. This guy was drinking it by the glassful daily for an extended period of time. I remember seeing him interviewed once. I used to use it years ago and never had a problem with it.

That's why they used to use silver baby cups and silver baby spoons in the 18th and 19th centuries. It kept baby from getting sick.

33 posted on 09/25/2013 12:41:02 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: patriot08

Yeah, but blue guy was drinking a lot of it.


34 posted on 09/25/2013 12:54:14 PM PDT by xone
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To: newfreep

HA! I was wondering who’d be the first post a reference to the BMG!


35 posted on 09/25/2013 12:56:40 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: JoeProBono

I know a woman whose newborn was constantly ill and feverish and crying his first few months. Doctors couldn’t fix it, but a little silver like this man took cured the baby. And no, he didn’t turn blue.


36 posted on 09/25/2013 12:58:22 PM PDT by TeachableMoment
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To: JoeProBono
Could be worse:


37 posted on 09/25/2013 12:59:11 PM PDT by shego
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To: Deb

John Boehner is creepy, too.


38 posted on 09/25/2013 12:59:38 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Impeach We Much!)
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To: JoeProBono

At first, I thought it was this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDOW8TJC7Wo

I actually met the Blue Tatoo guy at his nephew’s wedding.

He had tatoos over his entire body except for a fingertip.

Some peoples’ obsessions can be life threatening.


39 posted on 09/25/2013 1:05:53 PM PDT by darth
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To: JoeProBono

Billy Blue

40 posted on 09/25/2013 1:08:27 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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