[RGSpincich]

Once she was transferred from the hospice to the U. of Ala., she was rehydrated through an IV and was then subsequently able to eat again.

And there she died from a stroke caused by the original problem ...aortic dissection. Her La Grange physician was correct in his diagnosis that Mae was terminal at the beginning of this fiasco.

[penowa]

It's always helpful to have the MD who performed the autopsy on the victim available to all us dimwit non-medical persons. Next time you offer your medical opinion as to the cause of death, please identify yourself with your credentials and give us more of the info you derived from the autopsy you performed.