Soon, her whole body, including her heart, started failing. Less than 36 hours after being admitted. [ flatlining ]. She was dead. It all happened so fast that her family and many in the community were blindsided. Groah i mean, youre shocked. I just saw her. She just worked on me. She was fine. So, i was in shock. She was healthy when i left. How did Mary Go from the healthiest person in the family to dead . Narrator that question confounded doctors, and Marys Autopsy provided limited answers. Doctors discovered a physiological process called apoptosis. Vannamee mary yoders cells appeared to be attacking themselves, and that is an indication of a person who has either undergone a strong dosage of chemotherapy or had poison introduced into their body