Reconsidering surgery now that post op friend passed away...

A coworker and friend of mine passed away on Monday. We have researched together and watched the success of another friend/coworker for the past year. She had her surgery three weeks ago, open and I was waiting until school got out for the summer and would be having mine lap. The medical examiner said that she died from a coronary embolism and that it was unrelated to the surgery, something that I find (with my layperson medical knowledge)so difficult to believe. I am so deeply grieving my friend that I cant even begin to clear my thoughts to rational thinking about what I will do. Anyone know of another patient that died from a "coronary" embolism and not pulmonary? anyone else find it hard to believe that the surgery was NOT the prevailing factor? I mean, I understand that she was already at a high risk, but how could it not have been the surgery? Thank you for allowing me to vent and ramble, any thoughts, similarities, advice would be great. I am just floundering, grappling now.

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