Michael passed away at his South Oxfordshire home from dilated cardiomyopathy and fatty liver disease on December 25, 2016. He was 53.
The post mortem report for the singer-songwriter who formed the pop duo Wham! listed his passing as "natural."
His body was found by his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz, who reportedly tried to wake him up for an hour before calling paramedics.
In a 911 call, Fawaz said Michael’s body was “cold” and “blue” and that he believed his boyfriend was “gone.”
The operator inquired if the passing was “expected,” to which Fawaz responded, “No, no, no, no, no, no, I’ve been waiting for him to wake him up for like, you know, for hours and he wouldn’t wake up. I went to wake him up and he was gone, you know, he’s not there.”
In the following days, Fawaz tweeted about the tragedy, “It’s a xmas i will never forget finding your partner d*ad peacefully in bed first thing in the morning.. I will never stop missing you.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, dilated cardiomyopathy is a heart disease in which the left ventricle stretches and fails to pump blood. Heart failure can occur as the muscle becomes weaker.
Fatty liver disease is the buildup of fat in the liver, which, according to the clinic, is most commonly caused by alc*holism, obesity, and diabetes.
The post mortem report for the singer-songwriter who formed the pop duo Wham! listed his passing as "natural."
His body was found by his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz, who reportedly tried to wake him up for an hour before calling paramedics.
In a 911 call, Fawaz said Michael’s body was “cold” and “blue” and that he believed his boyfriend was “gone.”
The operator inquired if the passing was “expected,” to which Fawaz responded, “No, no, no, no, no, no, I’ve been waiting for him to wake him up for like, you know, for hours and he wouldn’t wake up. I went to wake him up and he was gone, you know, he’s not there.”
In the following days, Fawaz tweeted about the tragedy, “It’s a xmas i will never forget finding your partner d*ad peacefully in bed first thing in the morning.. I will never stop missing you.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, dilated cardiomyopathy is a heart disease in which the left ventricle stretches and fails to pump blood. Heart failure can occur as the muscle becomes weaker.
Fatty liver disease is the buildup of fat in the liver, which, according to the clinic, is most commonly caused by alc*holism, obesity, and diabetes.