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Same here. Most suspicious element of the whole case was the claim that he died from Crohn's disease (a condition that has a 3% mortality rate) and the lack of

Same here. Most suspicious element of the whole case was the claim that he died from Crohn's disease (a condition that has a 3% mortality rate) and the lack of a body. WHERE IS THE BODY? I call b.s. Cotten is alive

robbiep 8y ago
Using ‘a 3% mortality rate’ is not a very accurate way of conveying the burden of disease of a chronic condition such as crohns. People can be fine for ages, have stable disease, then experience a flare up, and if they have a perforation and ignore the symptoms, or are unable to access top line medical care (both likely in this situation) then death within 1-2 days is 100% possible.
tyingq 8y ago
I guess you could think maybe he went to India for some off the books risky surgery for his Crohn's and died on the table. Not sure if that's less believable than the theory he's still alive though.
- Laforet 8y ago
  He supposedly died in a region rife with fake death schemes. https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/02/06/ceo-who-held-150m-in-crypto-died-in-a-region-known-for-having-a-fake-death-mafia/ https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/02/06/ceo-who-held-150m-in-cryp...
robocat 8y ago
> 3% mortality rate Actually no one knows the lifetime and annual mortality rates very well: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1856159/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1856159/
jpatokal 8y ago
Crohn's plus acute gastroenteritis (food poisoning). Delhi Belly is ubiquitous in India and can get pretty gnarly: my wife got dysentery on her first visit, and I'm not sure what would have happened without prompt diagnosis and antibiotics.
- GordonS 8y ago
  I've never heard of receiving antibiotics for dysentery? I've been to India numerous times, and have had dysentery a few times. Once was pretty bad, essentially rendering me bed (and toilet) - ridden for a couple of days. Never once would I have considered seeking medical attention for it. Unless you're vulnerable for some reason, I'm not sure anything can really be done about it.
  - jpatokal 8y ago
    Bacillary dysentery is common in India, and her case was extreme. Basically, the infection reached the stage where her intestinal lining was visibly sloughing off, and she told me later it was more painful than unanesthesized childbirth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery#Bacillary_dysentery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery#Bacillary_dysentery In any case, she was prescribed a single dose of a large pill for treating both amoebic and bacillary dysentery, so we're still not sure which one it was, but she was back up on her feet less than a day later. Obligatory: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-have-died-of-dysentery https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-have-died-of-dysentery
  - oasisbob 8y ago
    Antibiotics for the treatment of travelers diarrhea is very common. When I first had it in Chennai (and was scheduled to fly home the next day), a quick chat with a doctor and a home delivery from the pharmacy cleared it right up. Many travelers in remote locations carry the antibiotics with them, just in case. I'm writing this from remote Thailand; in the bottom of my first-aid kit is a small bag with Ofloxacin, Imodium, and oral-rehydration salts - just in case.
    - GordonS 8y ago
      > in the bottom of my first-aid kit is a small bag with Ofloxacin, Imodium, and oral-rehydration salts - just in case Imodium I get, but I've honestly never heard of carring antibiotics around while travelling, and I've travelled a good portion of the world. Antibiotics are controlled in many (most?) countries too, so here in the UK I couldn't do this even if I wanted to (I don't)
tim333 8y ago
>WHERE IS THE BODY? from the Globe article >[Cotten's wife with the body] landed in Toronto and flew back to Halifax on Dec. 11, where a funeral service was held on Dec. 14. Then apparently cremated in Halifax...

robbiep 8y ago

Using ‘a 3% mortality rate’ is not a very accurate way of conveying the burden of disease of a chronic condition such as crohns. People can be fine for ages, have stable disease, then experience a flare up, and if they have a perforation and ignore the symptoms, or are unable to access top line medical care (both likely in this situation) then death within 1-2 days is 100% possible.

tyingq 8y ago

I guess you could think maybe he went to India for some off the books risky surgery for his Crohn's and died on the table. Not sure if that's less believable than the theory he's still alive though.

Laforet 8y ago
He supposedly died in a region rife with fake death schemes. https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/02/06/ceo-who-held-150m-in-crypto-died-in-a-region-known-for-having-a-fake-death-mafia/ https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/02/06/ceo-who-held-150m-in-cryp...

robocat 8y ago

> 3% mortality rate Actually no one knows the lifetime and annual mortality rates very well: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1856159/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1856159/

jpatokal 8y ago

Crohn's plus acute gastroenteritis (food poisoning). Delhi Belly is ubiquitous in India and can get pretty gnarly: my wife got dysentery on her first visit, and I'm not sure what would have happened without prompt diagnosis and antibiotics.

GordonS 8y ago
I've never heard of receiving antibiotics for dysentery? I've been to India numerous times, and have had dysentery a few times. Once was pretty bad, essentially rendering me bed (and toilet) - ridden for a couple of days. Never once would I have considered seeking medical attention for it. Unless you're vulnerable for some reason, I'm not sure anything can really be done about it.
- jpatokal 8y ago
  Bacillary dysentery is common in India, and her case was extreme. Basically, the infection reached the stage where her intestinal lining was visibly sloughing off, and she told me later it was more painful than unanesthesized childbirth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery#Bacillary_dysentery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery#Bacillary_dysentery In any case, she was prescribed a single dose of a large pill for treating both amoebic and bacillary dysentery, so we're still not sure which one it was, but she was back up on her feet less than a day later. Obligatory: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-have-died-of-dysentery https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-have-died-of-dysentery
- oasisbob 8y ago
  Antibiotics for the treatment of travelers diarrhea is very common. When I first had it in Chennai (and was scheduled to fly home the next day), a quick chat with a doctor and a home delivery from the pharmacy cleared it right up. Many travelers in remote locations carry the antibiotics with them, just in case. I'm writing this from remote Thailand; in the bottom of my first-aid kit is a small bag with Ofloxacin, Imodium, and oral-rehydration salts - just in case.
  - GordonS 8y ago
    > in the bottom of my first-aid kit is a small bag with Ofloxacin, Imodium, and oral-rehydration salts - just in case Imodium I get, but I've honestly never heard of carring antibiotics around while travelling, and I've travelled a good portion of the world. Antibiotics are controlled in many (most?) countries too, so here in the UK I couldn't do this even if I wanted to (I don't)

tim333 8y ago

>WHERE IS THE BODY? from the Globe article >[Cotten's wife with the body] landed in Toronto and flew back to Halifax on Dec. 11, where a funeral service was held on Dec. 14. Then apparently cremated in Halifax...