I always wondered whether you could die of a broken heart. Like when you hear of old couples- where one dies shortly after the other. Especially when I was younger, I used to grieve so heavily for the people who have passed in my family. I could feel the hurt in my heart. I always thought- if I just felt it that bit more intensely, maybe it would be enough but it (obviously) never worked. Always felt it a kind of failure I couldn't will myself away.
I think people can die from grief, but not in a simple way.
The body can react terribly to huge stress e.g grief.
But then again it can survive the most awful things too, like being a prisoner of war. Or being tortured.
It's so strange what the body can endure, but the mind can break very easily. Unfortunately a broken mind will not cause physical death on its own.
It's horrible people have to suffer so much mentally and physically.