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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the wife died suddenly - stroke or heart attack. Gene Hackman probably had dementia, perhaps left the house at one point and also died suddenly.

(My mom had Alzheimer's and my dad took care of her. Early one morning dad fell and broke his ankle. Even though he was lying on the ground in obvious distress, he could not get my mother to either use the phone herself or give him the phone to call someone. He laid on the ground for hours until my sister happened to call and my dad convinced my mom to hand him the phone.)[/quote]

Yep this makes the most sense. He was 95 so even if he didn’t have dementia, he was probably fragile and she was probably his primary caretaker. [/quote]

As a caregiver myself, this is what makes the most sense.  I worry about being home alone with my own husband, and not having anyone to check on us all weekend. If I had a heart attack and he didn't happen to be near his cell phone, or dropped it, he'd basically be trapped in the house with no help until someone stopped by (severely disabled/near paralyzed)

I don't know how disabled Mr Hackman was. But news reports said he seldom was seen in public in over ten years, so I assume it was either dementia or serious frailty.

If she passed away from a sudden heart attack she could have dropped the pills, pulled the heater etc... and then he would have been without any caregiver for a week or so, maybe was able to walk a little bit but tripped and fell.. .and died of dehydration or blow to the head.

I don't know about the dog but if it was in a dog crate, it would have died as well from lack of care.

Very sad though that no one checked on them on what sounds like... a week? Two?[/quote]

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