I didn't actually see the death certificate but I was led to believe it said something like "complications associated with dementia." I think emphysema is in the same category. My father died of that. At some point his heart stopped, but would one want to quibble and call it heart failure? Lawrence -----Original Message----- From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Paul Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 2:25 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Superman Returns Lawrence Helm wrote: > My mother died of dementia as well. I don't mean to intrude on something personal, but let me say gently that people do not die of dementia any more than they die of old age. Robert Paul Reed College ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html