Did my neighbor really die of Covid?

[pinkytoe]

Yesterday, our next door neighbor (87 yo woman) was taken to the hospital by ambulance. She passed away last night and we are told by neighbors that she was diagnosed with Covid. Just a few weeks ago, we visited with her at her house for about an hour regarding the ongoing saga of our trees falling on her house. She was the picture of health for someone her age - walking her little dog a mile a day even on snowy days and tending to her house. Unless she got sick really quickly, it doesn't make sense that Covid would be the primary cause of death in such a short span. Anyway...one more weirdness to add to our daily uncertainties.

[iris lilies]

You saw her a few weeks ago?


Why would you think Covid wouldn’t take her down? It is hell-bent on destroying the elderly.

[bae]

I saw a neighbor (70s, vaxed and boosted) go from happily walking her dog on the trail by my house to putting her on the helicopter for covid issues within just a week. She was going to "tough it out" for another couple of days, but I don't think she'd have done well with that plan.

[pinkytoe]

She rarely went out except to take her walks and appeared very healthy. But you're right, we oldsters are primary targets. I guess she was ailing insider her house and no one knew.

[bae]

She rarely went out except to take her walks and appeared very healthy. But you're right, we oldsters are primary targets. I guess she was ailing insider her house and no one knew.

From observing people here, you can go from "sorta-bad-cold/flu" to "starting to circle the drain" in just hours. Monitoring your blood oxygen levels is essential, they can suddenly start dropping. Purely anecdote from my own observations, but it seems that "people are mostly fine, until they suddenly aren't".

Human bodies are quite brilliant about compensating for things going on, but then once the capacity to compensate is exceeded, the change can be very sudden.

[Yppej]

She could have had covid without it being the cause of death. The medical examiner should be able to tell.

[iris lilies]

She could have had covid without it being the cause of death. The medical examiner should be able to tell.
Sure, she could have died WITH Covid rather than OF Covid. But at 87 and still active, and Covid is present, and word from those who know her say Covid killed her, I would bet the odds that it did kill her.

That doesn’t mean it kills everyone 87 years old. Quite the contrary.

[happystuff]

Condolences to the family and friends. So sad.

[gimmethesimplelife]

From observing people here, you can go from "sorta-bad-cold/flu" to "starting to circle the drain" in just hours. Monitoring your blood oxygen levels is essential, they can suddenly start dropping. Purely anecdote from my own observations, but it seems that "people are mostly fine, until they suddenly aren't".

Human bodies are quite brilliant about compensating for things going on, but then once the capacity to compensate is exceeded, the change can be very sudden.Very true. My deceased tenant's condition became serious/life threatening out of nowhere. He was 38 and healthy overall but weighed 195 pounds due to drinking beer. And lots of it - but he was no alcoholic. Just someone who loved his Negro Modelo. Rob