Amazing... til death do us part

gladmom
Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:17:01 +0000

I wonder if an autopsy was done to determine the cause of such an unexpected and quick death. If there was no obvious reason, such as a heart attack, I would think his loved-ones would want to know.

My Mom died after a year-long illness. She and my Dad had just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary and were very close. My Dad (who was 89) basically gave up on life and died 22 days later, but it involved 2 weeks of him refusing sustenance. Both of my parents were very well cared-for by my sister, who is a nurse, and a full-time health care aide, and my parents went peacefully and without pain.