re: H.W. Bush admitted to ICU

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No such thing. Depression, maybe, but not after a few days. It's called septicemia and can be difficult to treat in the elderly.

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Well a lot of elderly people die after their spouse. Some do die through Depression weeks/months after. But plenty die much sooner to sickness/disease that are exacerbated due to stress of a loved ones death, combined with the lack of will to live. Idk about the rest of you, but I have no problem calling that death by broken heart.