I lost my Daddy yesterday...

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Hi Friends,

I haven't posted to the group much lately, but I've

been reading and keeping up with you all.

My father died very unexpectedly yesterday afternoon

after a very courageous 1.5 year battle with MSA. I am

so happy that he is no longer suffering. MSA had

stolen everything from him. He declined so rapidly.

I am also very saddened to have lost my Daddy. He was

my best friend. I just had a little girl six weeks ago

and he was so proud to finally have a granddaughter.

He love my three sons dearly, but had always wanted a

little girl, too. It breaks my heart that he only got

to hold her a few times and that she'll never know the

wonderful man he was. My boys will miss him so much,

too.

I'm very confused about how he died. He wasn't feeling

well at all yesterday morning...so bad, in fact, that

my mother was going to take him to the doctor in the

afternoon. He wanted to go lie down and rest. When he

stood up from his w/c, he fell onto the bed. Within a

minute, he was making " aspirating " sounds. By the time

help arrived (w/i 3 minutes), they couldn't get air

into his lungs b/c of the fluid. Is this aspiration?

What could cause it? Did the fall on the bed cause it

or did him aspirating cause him to fall? How could he

go from being " ok " (in relative terms) to just dying

like that? I suppose it doesn't matter, but I just

want answers. He didn't want a full autopsy, although

his brain tissue is being donated to Mayo.

This group has been so helpful to me. Thank you.

in OK

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