In regards to the family not disclosing the real cause:
I have MS, and yes it can be fatal.
He more than likely had the more severe type, Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.
I know of another fellow in his 20’s whose degeneration was
rapid and he was bedridden shortly after diagnosis and died within
a few years..
And then there’s a type of Sudden Death from MS, and if an MS lesion is in your
brainstem (medulla most often), you can die suddenly if the lesion that flares is one that affects your autonomic functions, breathing, blood pressure, heart rate.
Well....bye
I understand that
Because of his activity level (based on the article) and the wording in the story I made my comment
PP type MS has a shorter life span but in the US at any rate the mortality comes more like ten years out
Having MS attack the brain stem is more typical of late term advancing MD