Yeah. Bunch of people unclear on the concept of “excess deaths” and how diseases can synergize to take you out. I’ve seen it up close.
Twice in the past 4 years, my Mom has gotten sick with between 6-9 minor afflictions at the same time. In each case, she wound up hospitalized for more than a week. In one, she lost all recollection of two days time.
Absolutely none of her ailments were anything resembling dangerous. Together, they nearly took her out. One person labeled it “accumulation of stressors”, a.k.a. straws breaking camels’ backs.
Twice in the past 4 years, my Mom has gotten sick with between 6-9 minor afflictions at the same time. In each case, she wound up hospitalized for more than a week. In one, she lost all recollection of two days time.
Absolutely none of her ailments were anything resembling dangerous. Together, they nearly took her out. One person labeled it “accumulation of stressors”, a.k.a. straws breaking camels’ backs.