re: You Ever Knew Someone Who Simply Died Of Old Age?

I had a great aunt who was one month away from her 99th birthday who died from what I would consider natural causes. She passed away in her sleep due to her heart stopping because the potassium level in her blood became too high.

What is dying of old age? My great grand ma died at 94. She was pretty damn active and 'alert/there' up until the very end. I think the last week she might have starting going down hill, but I remember her final 2 days were bad. I had to help her to the bathroom, which no one ever had to do since she was a kid. I'm not really sure what the final cause of death was for her but I just assumed it was old age.

Also a coworker just lost his momma within the year and she was 99, I believe. I remember about a month or two before she died, that he said he finally got her to ride his motorcycle. She kinda went out too just at the very end, of old age I suspect. I guess the mind just knows the body is done and is ready for the next level.