Dear Debra, I am so sorry for your loss, however it would take an hour at least for me to cover all the possibilities that may have lead if not contributed to your father's death. The next move for you is to ask for the autopsy report, if not the opinion of your father's main physician after he or she reads the report. If you get the report and have specific questions regarding it, do write in on the forum with that information. So it could have been a heart attack, it could have been a lethal arrhythmia, it could have been a blood clot to the lungs, and it could have been a catastrophic event like a bleed in his head or rupture of an internal organ. I hope this information is useful.
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