published on: may 17, 2018 | last updated: may 17, 2018 5:42 pm pdt
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when bruschi suffered a stroke in 2005, he was treated at massachusetts general hospital, which he said was well equipped to handle the medical emergency.
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his heart, beating for 84 years and full of love for the woman he affectionately called his "blue-eyed guera [pronounced whedda]," felt like it was failing.
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