Hello, My hubby had an uncle in Cambridge, MA (US) who went out for a walk in the woods. He stopped and picked up some mushrooms and ate one. His uncle did not come home from his walk. I think it was the 1950's. And, there must have been more "open space" in Cambridge at that time. His other uncle suffered from Epilepsy, and he also died in the 1950's. .. And, sorry to hear on the news this morning that there was a "fatal" Tornado strike in Northern Ontario. I heard it on "The Weather Channel." http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/todayinweather.html#canadatornado0710 And, someone on the Brooklyn, NY (US) List today mentioned the "fatal" Heat Wave in 1918. (I suffered through an official Heat Wave on a visit to EX's family in Brooklyn, ~1968-1970. He came from a poor family and lived in a tenement building; their apt. had 3 windows which opened into courtyards. And they had one, small fan. My last trip to Brooklyn was ~1975.) :o) And, my mother's grandfather was sitting at the table having dinner with his family, when he died while sitting there. I'll have to dig out his "death record," but I don't think it was a Stroke. I think it was an undiagnosed health problem. And I lost an uncle ~10 yrs. ago. He was 60 and was living in VA. He kept telling me on the phone he didn't feel well and blamed it on "allergies." Virginia-weather conditions. He didn't go to doctors; didn't like them. But his wife "insisted" that he go to a VA Hospital to be checked out. That night-- he died. The autopsy showed he had: undiagnosed cancer, undiagnosed heart disease, and undiagnosed lung disease. (All 3 diseases came down from his KIDDER ancestors along the Maine / New Brunswick border.) I used to know a lady in my town in the 1980's, during my single-parent days. She was sitting at the table with her husband and kids for Sunday dinner. Her husband "choked to death" - at the table. OOPS ... not a pleasant discussion, for a sunny morning in New England ! I should be talking about - taking a walk in the woods ! :o) Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator (I just heard that the "Cathedral of the Pines" in southern NH was affected by the "Ice Storm" of this Spring. A "good" place to take a walk in the woods.)

I guess this was before people knew about the Heimlich maneuver??? "I used to know a lady in my town in the 1980's, during my single-parent days. She was sitting at the table with her husband and kids for Sunday dinner. Her husband "choked to death" - at the table." Wouldn't that be about the most horrible thing that could happen? In front of the poor kids, too???? -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Betty Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 8:24 AM To: new-england-memories@rootsweb.com; can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Reasons for "Sudden Deaths" Hello, My hubby had an uncle in Cambridge, MA (US) who went out for a walk in the woods. He stopped and picked up some mushrooms and ate one. His uncle did not come home from his walk. I think it was the 1950's. And, there must have been more "open space" in Cambridge at that time. His other uncle suffered from Epilepsy, and he also died in the 1950's. .. And, sorry to hear on the news this morning that there was a "fatal" Tornado strike in Northern Ontario. I heard it on "The Weather Channel." http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/todayinweather.html#canadatorna do0710 And, someone on the Brooklyn, NY (US) List today mentioned the "fatal" Heat Wave in 1918. (I suffered through an official Heat Wave on a visit to EX's family in Brooklyn, ~1968-1970. He came from a poor family and lived in a tenement building; their apt. had 3 windows which opened into courtyards. And they had one, small fan. My last trip to Brooklyn was ~1975.) :o) And, my mother's grandfather was sitting at the table having dinner with his family, when he died while sitting there. I'll have to dig out his "death record," but I don't think it was a Stroke. I think it was an undiagnosed health problem. And I lost an uncle ~10 yrs. ago. He was 60 and was living in VA. He kept telling me on the phone he didn't feel well and blamed it on "allergies." Virginia-weather conditions. He didn't go to doctors; didn't like them. But his wife "insisted" that he go to a VA Hospital to be checked out. That night-- he died. The autopsy showed he had: undiagnosed cancer, undiagnosed heart disease, and undiagnosed lung disease. (All 3 diseases came down from his KIDDER ancestors along the Maine / New Brunswick border.) I used to know a lady in my town in the 1980's, during my single-parent days. She was sitting at the table with her husband and kids for Sunday dinner. Her husband "choked to death" - at the table. OOPS ... not a pleasant discussion, for a sunny morning in New England ! I should be talking about - taking a walk in the woods ! :o) Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator (I just heard that the "Cathedral of the Pines" in southern NH was affected by the "Ice Storm" of this Spring. A "good" place to take a walk in the woods.) When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message