Do you believe it's possible to die from a broken heart

[c=#4C0073]I've heard of older married couples dying very close together. People always say that the second died of a broken heart. Do you think it actually possible to die of a broken heart?[/c]

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firefall · 61-69, M

Sure: grief is a shock, literally and physically. Enough of a shock on a weak heart will stop the heart fairly often, and old peoples hearts are often weak.

VioletRayne · 31-35, F

@firefall: [c=#4C0073]i wonder how often this happens to younger people? *runs off to do research*[/c]

KandiGhostcat · 22-25, F

@VioletRayne: I've had heartache before. But of course I've never gotten really sick from it. Once it hits you you're a crying mess in no time, like right on the exact spot.

firefall · 61-69, M

@VioletRayne: Well I know of two incidences of near-death in 30-somethings suddenly bereft, among my extended family. Neither actually died, but both suffered severe heart attacks, & were lucky* to survive.

*or possibly not lucky I suppose