What actually happens when an eldery person “dies in their sleep”?
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An older, sicker person dying while asleep is understandable and not shocking. But it’s creepy as hell when a younger and otherwise healthy person just goes to sleep and then never awakens. That’s just downright spooky.
I had a 49-year-old uncle (related by marriage) who died that way. He just went to sleep and that was it. And it was so shocking because this guy was seemingly very fit: 6-foot tall, about 180 pounds, a runner and cyclist. He seemed the epitome of health. So when he just up and died, it really shook me up. The family were all stunned!
Come to find out afterwards that he had advanced coronary artery disease and apparently didn’t know it. He had severe blockages in his coronary arteries.
His death scared the hell out of me, and I think about his death frequently now because I’m 48 and soon to be 49.
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