Emma Chambers

[JuniperEccles]

Apropos Emma Chambers (Alice in The Vicar of Dibley), how can anyone aged only 53 die of "natural causes"?

[Zacs-Master]

Possibly a defect in a vital organ from birth such as a defective heart valve.

Poor woman.

[Sqad]

What a good question.
At 53 years of age, one must die of some disease or bodily dysfunction.
I am also confused.

[jackthehat]

In this instance, a heart-attack or cancer could be described as 'natural-causes'.

It seems to confirm that no outside incident (accident or intentional harm or suicide) was to blame whilst still being somewhat non-specific.

[weecalf]

Those that need to know know .I would be offer my sincere sympathy to the family . The lady has passed away too soon at 53 but it is still the family private grief .

[naomi24]

//A death by natural causes, as recorded by coroners and on death certificates and associated documents, is one that is primarily attributed to an illness or an internal malfunction of the body not directly caused by external forces. Contrary to the statement before, everything is natural at some point. For example, a person dying from complications from influenza (an infection) or a heart attack (an internal body malfunction) or sudden heart failure would be listed as having died from natural causes. //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_natural_causes

[Sqad]

So "natural causes" just means............no foul play or suicide, but doesn't give any indication of the cause of death.

[-Talbot-]

Not sure how it is a good question ... People much younger than 53 die of natural causes.

[naomi24]

sqad, Presumably It just excludes external forces such as accidents, and as you say foul play and suicide. That said, the death certificate would give details of cause.

[Sqad]

-Talbot-

Let me help you.
It all depended upon the definition phrase "natural causes" and before that was clarified, in my opinion it was indeed a "good question."
Since it has been defined, then you are correct, it wasn't such a "good question."

[Sqad]

naomi...exactly.

[Gromit]

She suffered from chronic allegies and Asthma.
Asthma attacks can be fatal, but we will have to wait and see.

[THECORBYLOON]

'The term “natural causes” alone, with no specification of any disease on a doctor's MCCD [Medical Certificate of Cause of Death], is not sufficient to allow the death to be registered without referral to the coroner. If you do not have any idea what disease caused your patient's death, it is up to the coroner to decide what investigations may be needed.'

[Sqad]

^^^^ thank , that makes sense.

[naomi24]

Suspected heart attack.

http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/25/emma-chambers-cause-death-suspected-heart-attack-7340361/