can you die of....

okay---so it occurs to me that this is getting really depressing----so i need to upbeat it a bit---in case we actually survive all this junk.

can you die of heartburn? now, you may say---Meredith! that is not upbeat!----but it is a little lighter than other maladies---i love big words----i get horrendous heartburn anytime i'm under stress---so i pretty much live with it right now---and