brother-in-law died
My wife's brother just died. It was unexpected. He was only 68.
His wife, who was 74, died 6 weeks ago.
I'm a retired actuary. Actuaries maintain statistics on what is commonly called "heartbreak death". This is the phenomenon of increased probability of death after the death of a spouse. Studies show a noticeable increase in death in the first 2 years after the death of a spouse. A formal term for quantifying this additional mortality is the "contagion factor".
Forget the actuarial analysis. This is a real human tragedy. There are 3 adult children who have lost both parents in a short period of time.
Makes you pause and think about what is important in life.
My wife's brother just died. It was unexpected. He was only 68.
His wife, who was 74, died 6 weeks ago.
I'm a retired actuary. Actuaries maintain statistics on what is commonly called "heartbreak death". This is the phenomenon of increased probability of death after the death of a spouse. Studies show a noticeable increase in death in the first 2 years after the death of a spouse. A formal term for quantifying this additional mortality is the "contagion factor".
Forget the actuarial analysis. This is a real human tragedy. There are 3 adult children who have lost both parents in a short period of time.
Makes you pause and think about what is important in life.