re: Pat summit passed away.

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What did she die of? It's my understanding that Alzheimer's/Dementia affects the mind, but it isn't fatal. Is that not correct?

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I hate being blunt about this but here goes....











More than likely she died from losing control over her ability to eat and even breathe. My granny went through this and eventually could not longer swallow food or breathe on her own (patients forget to do this automatically and so require machines). My granny begged to be allowed to go and we had to make the tough call to remove the machines/feeding tubes but it was what she wanted. I don't know but I suspect something similar happened in this case.