My wondering has come to it's end. My 75 yr old husband died last evening. Here at home, sitting by his side holding his hand and talking to him. 50th Aniv would have been on Dec 8th. Since under Hospis and Dr. care, Medical Examiner came and declared him. Per his wishes, funeral plans all made about 3 years ago, when he really started to slow down. He choose cremation and didn't want a viewing, wanted people to remember him at his peak of life. Believe Liver failure was the cause, finally. It was a fairly fast ending to a wonderful life, Too bad I found this site so late. Iowawife