There\u2019s simply nothing worse in life than losing a child, and this no matter what the child\u2019s age \u2013 whether not yet born or a grown adult.Sylvester Stallone can attest to this first hand \u2013 it\u2019s no secret that the legendary Hollywood actor tragically lost his first-born, Sage Stallone, in 2012.What\u2019s perhaps less well known is the fact that Stallone\u2019s ex-wife and Sage\u2019s mom, Sasha Czack, had insisted that Sage avoid undergoing a major dental surgery just weeks before he died.Before the official cause of Sage\u2019s sudden and untimely death became known, theories were abound \u2013 people suspected everything from drugs, to alcohol, to suicide. But the truth would ultimately be more heartbreaking than anyone could have imagined.
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Experiencing the loss of a child is an unspeakable predicament. But Sylvester \u201cRocky Balboa\u201d Stallone unfortunately had it tough even before the unfathomable loss of his son, who died at just 36 years of age.In many ways, Stallone\u2019s actual life had a lot in common with the legendary Rocky Balboa character that rendered him one of Hollywood\u2019s most popular actors.Before he was forced to grow up tough, Sylvester was born tough. Greeting life was no easy feat, and he came out fighting. A problem during his delivery led to one of his facial nerves being severed, paralyzing a part of his tongue and chin.This precise accident and its outcome is in fact what has led to Stallone\u2019s trademark snarl, which one might say in many ways contributed to his popularity as a public figure \u2013 but as a child, the impact was far from positive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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