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Offline lollyblue79

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cause of death
« on: Friday 28 June 13 12:32 BST (UK) »
I have a death certificate which states the cause of death as 'natural decay, 3 months'. I know natural decay means natural causes/old age, but what does the 3 months mean?

Offline Mike in Cumbria

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Re: cause of death
« Reply #1 on: Friday 28 June 13 12:41 BST (UK) »
It means he/she had been suffering from this condition for 3 months.

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Re: cause of death
« Reply #2 on: Friday 28 June 13 12:42 BST (UK) »
Ahhh! Makes sense now haha! I had a horrible vision of them not being found for 3 months?!

Thank you :-)

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« Reply #3 on: Friday 28 June 13 12:44 BST (UK) »
It still seems odd, given that "old age" was the implied cause of death but I guess it means that he/she had developed non-specific old age related illnesses three months ago.

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