Lack of mental clarity? That can happen when one is overcome by an episode of pain and cardiac problems. It may have been all he could do to call anyone whose number was on speed-dial.
Good possibility. The preliminary diagnosis states an aortic dissection due to due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. That kind of thing can kill someone quickly if it ruptures. I have a friend that almost died from one. Luckily it had not ruptured and he was able to get help quickly. I believe you are right in that whoever Graham called was probably on speed dial. His sister was the closest family member he had.
I had an episode in November of accumulating pleural edema and called up the triage nurse at my cardiologist's. After explaining my situation she directed me to call 911 IMMEDIATELY. Rats. I knew what that meant. I promised her, hung up, and then dressed and made sure I had my wallet, ID, and house keys, then called 911. They were here in 5 minutes and had me down on the living room floor like Colonel Mustard in the library. Much ado, then they packed me up and off to the ER in another 5 minutes. Then I spent the rest of the day while they went through all the panels to exclude heart attacks, etc. I told them at the outset it was pleural edema (an acquaintance from my spell of heart failure). After 10 hours, they agreed, gave me a dose of furosemide diuretic, and 10 pints of piss later, I was good to go. But, if I hadn't done that, I could well have dwindled into a chair and never gotten up. I am sort of convinced that the cases of "died peacefully in their sleep" are really cases of pleural edema, where the lungs and heart are finally compressed by the fluid accumulation and breathing becomes impossible.
No doubt that could be one reason. That would show up upon autopsy if one is performed. There are also other reasons for cardiac failure. Some people only feel a bit off and simply think that if they get some sleep they would feel better. They don't wake up.
I had a friend pass that way. He did have plural edema like you and that was the cause of death. He never mentioned it, but that is what killed him according to his sister. He never trusted doctors.
The public doesn't always get the details even with high profile individuals. It would depend on the family and whether they want to release a cause of death if it was natural causes. So the catch all reason for release is either died in their sleep, had a brief illness, or some chronic illness.
Lack of mental clarity? That can happen when one is overcome by an episode of pain and cardiac problems. It may have been all he could do to call anyone whose number was on speed-dial.
Good possibility. The preliminary diagnosis states an aortic dissection due to due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. That kind of thing can kill someone quickly if it ruptures. I have a friend that almost died from one. Luckily it had not ruptured and he was able to get help quickly. I believe you are right in that whoever Graham called was probably on speed dial. His sister was the closest family member he had.
I had an episode in November of accumulating pleural edema and called up the triage nurse at my cardiologist's. After explaining my situation she directed me to call 911 IMMEDIATELY. Rats. I knew what that meant. I promised her, hung up, and then dressed and made sure I had my wallet, ID, and house keys, then called 911. They were here in 5 minutes and had me down on the living room floor like Colonel Mustard in the library. Much ado, then they packed me up and off to the ER in another 5 minutes. Then I spent the rest of the day while they went through all the panels to exclude heart attacks, etc. I told them at the outset it was pleural edema (an acquaintance from my spell of heart failure). After 10 hours, they agreed, gave me a dose of furosemide diuretic, and 10 pints of piss later, I was good to go. But, if I hadn't done that, I could well have dwindled into a chair and never gotten up. I am sort of convinced that the cases of "died peacefully in their sleep" are really cases of pleural edema, where the lungs and heart are finally compressed by the fluid accumulation and breathing becomes impossible.
No doubt that could be one reason. That would show up upon autopsy if one is performed. There are also other reasons for cardiac failure. Some people only feel a bit off and simply think that if they get some sleep they would feel better. They don't wake up.
I had a friend pass that way. He did have plural edema like you and that was the cause of death. He never mentioned it, but that is what killed him according to his sister. He never trusted doctors.
The public doesn't always get the details even with high profile individuals. It would depend on the family and whether they want to release a cause of death if it was natural causes. So the catch all reason for release is either died in their sleep, had a brief illness, or some chronic illness.