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Yes, I do believe people can die of a broken heart. We as species evolved so socially that to be alone is to die. It's why people try so hard to fit in, and are so crushed when rejected. While most animals only need food, water, and shelter to survive, we also need love as well. Without love we are not truly alive so the body will eventually fail so much faster then it would have if we were not lonely.
My grandma only lasted about a year after grandpa died. In this year some bad things did happen, she twisted her leg so bad she had to be put in a wheelchair, and burned the other leg, she spent her last few months in the hospital as other organs began to struggle to survive, although the doctor said by the time she actually died there was nothing medically wrong with her- she was getting better. She just lost the will to live. We all know this was because grandpa died.
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