Cause of Death?
8/17/2023 On Monday (8/14/23) I called the Ramsey County medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Matty. He said that Matty had inflammation of the thyroid gland. I am trying to think of a scenario where this could result in death. Matty had some symptoms which were consistent with a thyroid condition; fatigue, hair loss, and sensitivity to cold temperatures. Matty had caught a cold at the beginning of November. Illness can exacerbate a thyroid condition. The room Matty slept in was cold, that night, dropping into the 50s. The thyroid regulates body temperature, so I see Matty's body not maintaining temperature until Matty passed away in her sleep. It turns out Ramsey Co. was waiting for Dunn Co. to get back to him about the genetic study, so I called Dunn Co. and she thought she had already approved it. Not that I think the genetic study will show anything. He said that he could tell Matty had some respiratory infection but that would not have been fatal. When I look online