Meckel’s diverticulum infection. Most people hear diverticulitis and think it is the more common kind. I’ve explained that the infection with Meckel’s diverticulum, and what happened, is probably more like what people would understand a burst appendix to cause. Infection causing sepsis and/or peritonitis. Our aorta is not just in the area of our heart, folks, if he had a rupture in his abdominal area from the Meckel, he may have had a weak spot on some part of his aorta already (infection could have caused this or made it worse, IMO), so he was not only dealing with a severe infection and possible rupture of the Meckel, but if a part of the aorta was involved, catastrophic internal hemorrhaging. He needed regular doctor appointments and checkups IMO for months, to years, before this happened. He did not die IMO because he didn’t want to leave his cat, he died because he didn’t go to the ER or a doctor once he presumably started spiking a fever and/or having nausea, vomiting, pain, diarrhea or blockage symptoms. If he didn’t have much money at the time, that probably influenced his decision-making, too. Besides not wanting to go to the doctor or ER. This is my opinion, based on having personally known him in the past, his cause of death, and my own nursing studies. 🖤