r/breakingbad • u/Boring_Elevator3817 • 9h ago

RJ Mitte (Walt Jr) has passed 😥

Wow, I was shocked to hear this. They are saying it was suicide. So sad. He was only 34 years old. RIP, Flynn ❤️

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u/Big-Horse3925 9h ago

Living with a lifelong disease, even one that's "totally manageable and you can totally live a perfectly normal life!", isn't a struggle most people understand either, let alone one that significantly, visibly impacts your life, too. I wouldn't doubt that could play a significant part in it.

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u/lilphoenixgirl95 9h ago

Yeah. It's never anywhere near as manageable as people tell you/think/expect from you.

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u/NearlyImpressive 9h ago

As a person with mild cerebral palsy (more mild than RJ's) its a continuous struggle even if its not a visible one. His representation was awesome. Really sad to hear his passing.

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u/Big-Horse3925 4h ago

I have a congenital disease that affects my diet to an extreme extent, and people never realize how much it screwed up my childhood to not be able to share something they take for granted in regards to socializing with other kids their age during their childhood (I was ostracized during school lunch, birthdays, etc, constantly because of my diet and having to drink a "formula" like a baby into adulthood...). It's given me lifelong issues I will always struggle with, even if I'm cured some day. Now imagine a disease that prevents you from doing like 95% of things other kids do, and all the constant struggles, and other issues it brings.

I'm sorry you've also had to struggle, and I hope we can find more cures for genetic/congenital diseases some day. Maybe in the next 20-30 years we'll see some cure where you can just give a fetus an injection and completely fix any serious issues from early on in development. Hopefully.