For a little peace of mind for the moment
Hi all, I appreciate your time with this. I will try to keep it brief
Sadly we lost a loved one this week. They were 31 and was found at their residence. I have no other details to offer other than that the death cause is pending.
Only hours earlier we had communication as normal.
We live in separate cities, but I know they were always healthy, living, happy, working, doing their thing. Busy, growing, finding themselves in this world. You know the norm. And just like that it was over.
As self explanatory as “pending” is, would that mean the way they appeared as they were found didn’t give off any obvious reasons or causes? And for this reason, would a full autopsy have been conducted? Or could they know what the cause of death was and still be marked as pending? Is it true that it can take months for the cause of death to be revealed? And what specifically is tested in these situations? Would the body be released for funeral preparations while pending? Or do they hold the body until the cause of death is finalised?
It’s so difficult to process the reality that they’re no longer with us and not having any answers makes it feel almost unreal.
The “pending” makes me feel as though we are waiting for a prognosis and they will be fine. It’s so strange. I’ve dealt with death and grief before but have never lost a loved one with no answers. Hence why this feels like “wait, they might actually be ok!”
Any insight I would really appreciate, it’s my first time posting here
Edit - just to add I don’t have a time frame in which they were found - but matter of hours to a day. This I don’t know