How sad! May she rest in peace. Erica In a message dated 6/30/09 3:22:00 PM, clarehiggins@comcast.net writes: > "Old man of the house" -- that's funny! I find many of my ancestors > listed > simply as "laborer," and I wish it were more specific. > > Sometimes "exhaustion" as a cause of death is a general term for any > condition that causes a fatal loss of strength. My great-grandmother's > cause > of death was listed as "asthenia (exhaustion)," and the details on the > certificate said she died of hemorrhaging from a miscarriage, and that she > also had TB. Her lungs must have been bleeding as well. The combination of > the two literally drained her of life. She was only 37. > ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377075x1201454393/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62& bcd=JunestepsfooterNO62)