Actually, yes. I can't remember all the details but there are things in your heart that look like threads and they can break which can be fatal and could be caused due to extreme stress or grief. Although it's reeaalllly unlikely.
Can someone die from a broken heart?
According to the American Heart Foundation it's called Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy.
Less directly, of course, it's possible that when your life partner dies you may well lose the will to live.
Less directly, of course, it's possible that when your life partner dies you may well lose the will to live.
There is something called Broken Heart Syndrome and in some cases it can be fatal. It is brought on by a sudden stress, such as the death of a loved one. Inmost cases it reverses itself, but it can be fatal. More women suffer from it than men, and it is usually women over 50. Here is a link to the what the Mayo clinic has to say.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/broken-heart-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20034635