This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lY.2ADE/644.1 Message Board Post: My Dad died from complications after two heart surgeries, it was called a multi-system failure. He had severe brain damage due to a loss of blood flow to the brain after the first surgery which in turn sent his liver and several other vital organs into shock and shut them down. My email is m_kinneman@hotmail.com if you have any questions. Mike Kinneman