Sounds to me like he had some other serious ailments, and probably got sick of going to see the doctors after a while. Thats how I feel.
I think If I had to find out I had an aggressive cancer, it would be good to discover it 3 days before my death. I think thats a bit of a blessing.
I'll be quite interested to see if theyre is something after this life, and if there isnt, well, I wont know about it, so its win, win really.
One of those burials under a tree sounds pretty good I reckon.
Next Time I have a dram, I'll raise a glass to thee Lemmy.