He did. And it happens. And he may have spent the last however many years locked-in. There are conspiracy theories that he died long ago and the greedy handlers put in a ringer. I don’t buy that, but just saying.
One of Trump’s lesser-touted campaign promises was to release DARPA’s ‘disruptive technology’. So, I could be totally wrong and adrenochrome could be some miracle cure or immortality drug....but 1) none of the elder elite look _that_ great; 2) HRC, for example, still has something wrong, as does BJC, from the looks of him; 3) even the eldest Rothschild who died recently only made it to 101 or thereabouts.
I know ordinary people who have beaten the odds and definitely the prognosis and survived still-present/recurring cancer. I have elderly relatives with a laundry list of debilities who have outlived their most recent prognosis, are still sharp mentally and use far less assistance than anyone would think....all due to available drugs and treatments covered by average insurance. I can think of examples in my own circle of friends/family who also outlived expectations, even 30 years ago when less interventions were available.
Doctors tend to offer ‘the prognosis of least regret’. Sometimes, they calculate that telling someone it’s time to put their affairs in order will activate a contrarian ‘I’ll-show-them’ response. Sometimes, the clinicians themselves are surprised.
This entire situation in the world today is already past what most would call outre, without reaching for even further-out explanations. Hawking was a billionaire, from what I’ve read. He didn’t need to access whatever Epstein has on offer. He was high profile, but a lot of it was the ‘watching the train wreck’ syndrome, IMO. Why would he need Epstein for an available, non-restricted chemical? Maybe he just liked the island as a private vacation spot where he wouldn’t be stared at and would be catered to? He must have needed extensive assistance every hour of every day. He couldn’t have traveled alone and he was vulnerable.
All your theories on Hawkings’ survival are equally plausible, perhaps more plausible than mine. It could also be that his handlers enjoyed the amenities of the island and he took them there to enjoy themselves.