You can look back to my yearly predictions and you will see that Michael Jackson had
progressed Mars square his natal Pluto. Mars is energy and Pluto is death. Always you will find a transiting or
progressed Pluto aspect when there is a death. Again, this didn't have to happen, but it was definitely a possibility to a person already in bad health.
Farrah Fawcett had progressed Mars square her natal Venus. But it wasn't until transiting Pluto moved into Capricorn (Thanksgiving 2008) that she got the opposition to her natal Moon (cancer, the disease)( in Cancer, its ruler). Also transiting Uranus (a malefic planet) was conjunct her progressed Mars and square to her natal Venus.
Progressed squares in a chart are always dire in some way or another -- usually not death to someone so young. And even though I blog about this all the time, it happens very rarely in one's life -- but when it does, an event takes place. In the case of a progressed Mars square, it will always be negative.
An astrologer can watch for these in your chart and forewarn you. Think about how you spend your money and decide if knowing this in time to prevent it is valuable information. Yes, it can be ameliorated if you do not make yourself vulnerable. It will always hit you at your weakest point and/or the point it is hitting in your chart or both.
Watch the people around you that you think have it the most together, and you will also notice they are not obliterated by disaster. They can recover. Somewhere in here you will also find the meaning of spirituality -- treating the good and bad the same.
Spiritual people are less likely to die from disease because, they are more connected to the universe that has the power to help them. Spending your time making a documentary about yourself is not a spiritual endeavor. Illness is not about getting attention. It's about re-connecting with your higher power that for whatever reason you became disconnected and sick. It's also not about being embarrassed about your failure. As humans, we all have failings. So share your situation with others. Talking helps to send it out into the universe. Just make sure you are in a very humble place as you do it. Releasing a video before you die is very different than releasing it after you die. If you understand this subtle difference, it can mean life or death.