He was admitted to hospital on the 17th of April, but refused emergency surgery to try to intervene to stop the bleeding, proclaiming philosophically that it was best to meet death with dignity when one's time had come.

4月17日，他被送进医院，但拒绝接受紧急手术以试图干预止血，并哲学地宣称，最好是在生命到来时有尊严地迎接死亡。