We as a family agreed to an autopsy to investigate the cause of Shanon's death. No cancer was found in the body. However, a "pinhole" was discovered between the adjacent walls of her heart and stomach. This pinhole allowed air to leak from the stomach into the heart. These bubbles traveled to the bloodstream, lodging into the blood vessels of her brain, thus causing the stroke-like death of the brain.
The doctors at Cleveland Clinic have never seen this kind of pinhole develop in a person like Shannon, who had completed her cancer treatments several months before her death. When this type of pinhole develops, it is fatal within days. We as a family recognize and accept that the ways of God are mysterious. We believe that the doctors acted as wisely and prudently as was in their means and that this was simply Shannon's time to go. As usual, she surprised us all.
3 comments:
Hi Matt,
Thanks for sharing the autopsy results. We were sorting through some of Shannon's stuff yesterday, putting it in boxes until we decide what to do with it. So yesterday was a hard day for us here in Russia.
John Wicker
Matt, thank you for sharing the bizarre result of Shannon's passing. Just the other day, someone was asking me about the Akwachink program. I was telling them a story that involved Shannon. It hit me all over again. Still think about your family a lot!
Anita (Yoder) Hostetler
Matt, Still praying for you and Olivia and family.
Lots of love. Renée
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