Trying to Make Sense of A Rapid Decline

Posted by njhornung @normahorn, Aug 18, 2023

The husband of a friend was healthy in May , psrticipating in a cruise and a visit with grandkids in Europe. His health started to decline then and he was diagnosed with Parkinson's about 3 weeks ago The MRI also showed LBD. He further declined very rapidly and died on Monday morning. They are still waiting the results of the spinal tap. Any insight to offer. I did not think Parkinson's took a toll this quickly.

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sbv | @sbv | Aug 21, 2023

I’d be interested in what they find. He may have had another, more rapidly progressing Parkinsonism like MSA (which I have) or Lewy Bodies that have an Autonomic failure component. He may have died if his blood pressure dropped too much or his heart stopped. I am so saddened for his family. He is in a more peaceful place now.