It appears he was growing a coat for his wife.
Posted on 12/20/2009 3:23:01 PM PST by libh8er
Brittany Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, told hospital staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center he did not want an autopsy performed on his deceased wife, multiple sources tell TMZ.
We're told, however, despite Monjack's wishes, the L.A. County Coroner's office will perform an autopsy on Murphy. As we first reported, Murphy went into cardiac arrest this morning and could not be revived.
TMZ has also learned Britney Murphy's mother, who found Murphy unconscious in the shower and called 911, told paramedics her daughter had a history of diabetes. We have not been able to confirm if Murphy did indeed have diabetes, and if so, whether it contributed to her death.
“A skinny 32 year old who’s never been overweight, with a “history of” diabetes??? Nope, no such thing. The mother’s hiding something too, if she’s making up stuff like this.”
Have you not heard of childhood or type I diabetes? Many celebrities have it. I believe Halley Berry is a type I diabetic. So was Mary Tyler Moore. Neither of these women are overweight. A lot of them don’t want to talk about it. It can be an inherited condition that has nothing to do with being overweight. There are plenty of obese people who do not have diabetes and plenty of thin people that do have it.
I hope we haven’t come to the point where everyone who has diabetes is labeled as a fat lazy slob who deserved it. Sometimes it’s genetics and out of your control. Many time being overweight is genetic as well.
Type I diabetics will typically lose weight if untreated/undertreated. Sugar will just circulate in their bloodstream without insulin (which they don’t make as Type I’s).
If you hear of a young thin person with diabetes, there IS such thing, but they are of the Type I (J.D.-autoimmune) or the MODY type (genetic). There may be other types of which I am unaware besides Types I & II and MODY.
In CA, an autopsy is performed whenever the person has not been seen shortly before death by a physician. It doesn’t require anyone’s permission.
Young people have type 1 diabetes, which is the type that the patient needs injectable insulin...that would not be considered “...a history of diabetes” but actual diabetes. The mother is giving bad information.
Awful!
What a wasted life.
Are you saying that because of the weight? I dated a guy who was diabetic and thin as a rail.
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I can’t believe she was married to that guy!!! The hooker on the street corner could do better than THAT!
There's never a black and white regarding the refusal or request for an autopsy. We gave very serious thought about the implications of our request, legal ramifications, etc and decided to let the matter lie. Refusing an autopsy doesn't mean that there is anything to hide -- it could mean that there is a wish to let it be.
I’ve heard that some young diabetics will not take their meds or insulin because they want to lose weight. Insulin tends to put a bit of weight on you.
If she was neglecting her health and not taking her meds it is possible that she had very high blood sugars. Not good for any major organs including the heart.
Drug use, anorexia and neglect of a condition like diabetes would play havoc with a body at any age. Diabetics also usually need frequent bloodwork in order to obtain medication. Doctors will not prescribe and refill insulin without periodic testing of blood sugar levels. If she wasn’t taking care of herself and/or abusing drugs she may avoid having the blood work done or seeing a physician.
I agree. The state of CA is OBLIGATED in this case, unless she has a MD who will sign the death certificate with cause of death listed. We had cases come in for autopsies because the person died within 2 days of hospital admission with no diagnosis. LOTS of medicolegal reasons an autopsy has to be done. Wills, age, suspicious activity by spouses/relatives, plus rumors of drug use.
Yes. Please keep taking those pills. My brother would not take his pills for hypertension, and he departed this Earth at a surprisingly young age. On the other hand, I take one pill a day, and I am told I have a normal heart. I think the docs are being nice to me, but I am happy just the same.
Very sad for such a young woman.
Dang, that’s real close. Good memory!
Can only speak for NY, but according to my knowledge the State can only demand an autopsy in the case of an unattended death.
Why do the unkept overweight sleezeballs get to marry the beautiful actresses?
I'm guessing that it's probably a matter of state law. That would certainly explain the many differing opinions here.
FWIW,My mom died very suddenly some years ago from a ruptured aorta.In her case, an autopsy was mandatory because of the suddenness of her death. This was in North Carolina.
My wife became diabetic (type 1 - childhood onset) in her last year in high school at the age of 18 in 1980.
She is now 48 years old and still alive, although she has had plenty of low blood sugar reactions (some requiring calls to 911 to get her to come out of it, but most I catch because she has a seizure while sleeping and I bring her back out of it by turning her on her side and giving her a teaspoon of honey and in about 10 minutes she’s waking up).
She eats very healthy (weight watchers diet), takes blood sugar readings with her blood glucose meter 2 or 3 times a day and tries to balance her food-insulin-exercise out so as no to run too high or too low.
She does not drink alcohol as it always causes a severe low blood sugar reaction in her.
She is still pretty healthy, so apparently it’s possible to live a normal or near normal lifespan if you keep on the ball (diet and exercise and don’t abuse your body).
However, for anyone abusing drugs and being diabetic, I would guess there is a great risk that they could have a low blood sugar reation, have a seizure and go into a coma and die unless someone else who was observant and on the ball was around to see it and immediately called 911.
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