michael jackson’s death – How Did He Really Die?

1. Michael Jackson’s Legacy 

June 25th, 2009, michael jackson’s death marks the day showbiz lost its reigning king, and the world lost one of the most famous person ever – Michael Jackson, the king of pop, rock, and soul. In 2009, he was just 50 years old and looking forward to his little kids Prince, Paris, and Blanket finally seeing their dad live on stage.

At that time, Michael was working on a comeback series of shows called “This is It” that would have been a genuine sensation in showbiz. The news of Michael Jackson’s death came as a total shock to everyone. But what happened that day? If you look at Wikipedia now, you’ll find out that the official cause of death was cardiac arrest induced by acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.
Drug addict? Well, Things is not as straightforward as it may seem, and Wikipedia may be slightly off. In this article, we will explain what happened to Michael Jackson, but more importantly, why and if his life could have been saved. Looking at Michael Jackson’s lavish lifestyle, it’s hard to believe that he was the greatest entertainer of all time and spent most of his life in pain.

Early Signs and Health Issues

Here’s why – in 1984, while shooting a Pepsi commercial, Michael Jackson was on fire when a firework ignited his hair. That night, Michael not only experienced second and third-degree burns to his scalp and body, but he was also introduced to the world of pain medication in plastic surgery.
In 1999, in the middle of the show, Michael Jackson plunged 50 feet to the ground during an aerial platform malfunction. The accident permanently damaged his spine. After the show, MJ collapsed and was rushed to the hospital, where he was again put on some serious painkillers.
Ever since then, back pain and pain medication have become essential to his life. Stress and pain would later transform into serious health problems for Michael Jackson. Perhaps his most disturbing one was insomnia. There were times when he didn’t sleep for three, four, or even five days in a row, and the only thing that could put him to sleep was painkillers and sedative drugs.

Addiction of propofol to michael jackson’s death

By the end of the 90s, MJ had developed a strong addiction to propofol, which essentially is a powerful sedative used by anesthesiologists to sedate patients during surgeries. Michael Jackson was so used to sleeping under propofol that he even called it his milk, as its color resembles milk. So, in early 2009, Michael signed a lucrative contract with media giant EEG to organize a series of concerts in London.The “This Is IT” tour should have marked the grand return of the Greatest entertainer. The plan was to have the first concert in July of 2009 and have the rehearsal started in late April at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Because of the time trouble, preparing for the show quickly became an exhausting and rigorous routine for Michael, who had not performed at full-scale live shows for over ten years.
And, suddenly, he needed to dance, sing, keep up with the band’s groove, and strategize with the production crew for hours and hours… five or six days a week. Michael needed a good night’s sleep to keep himself sharp and functional. And to get his back pain right out of his head, he needed more than that.
He planned to go through this challenging period with the help of his good old friends – propofol and benzodiazepine. But administering serious sedatives like propofol is not as easy as taking pills. Therefore, Michael has always had a special companion – a medical doctor willing to assist him with this sensitive matter. As part of the deal with AEG, Michael requested to hire a personal physician to support him during the tour.

Personal Physician:

AEG said sure and hired Conrad Murray, a doctor who had known Michael long before the rehearsals and undoubtedly knew about MJ’s nontrivial requirements. So, here’s what’s been happening almost every night after the rehearsals. From the Staples Center, Michael would go back to 100 North Carrollwood, his Los Angeles home, where Dr.
Murray would be administering propofol and other drugs. They even turned one of the bedrooms into a medication room. Every night, Dr. Murray was putting Michael into anesthesia in the comfort of his own home, without proper medical equipment, which was crucial for what they were up to. Now, what happened the night when Michael died? It was just another night, nothing special. Dr.

The Day of Michael Jackson’s Death

Murray induced a small dose of propofol into MJ’s body and put him on a drip. Sounds confusing?! In a nutshell, during propofol anesthesia, an anesthesiologist initially administers a small dose to make a patient fall asleep. After that, the doctor needs to maintain the soothing concentration in the patient’s blood.
Otherwise, the sleep won’t last long. Shortly after the initial dose, Dr. Murray put Michael Jackson on a drip when a small dose was being continuously delivered to the patient through intravenous equipment. Thus keeping the stable concentration of the sedative in his blood.
And here’s what went wrong. The reason why a doctor must have proper equipment when administering drugs like propofol is that the reaction of a human body to potent sedatives can be unpredictable, very unpredictable. There’s mild sedation, moderate sedation, and deep sedation. While in mild or moderate sedation, a patient breathes themselves. The brain controls the act of breathing.
In deep sedation, though, the brain is no longer capable of controlling breath, and the patient needs to be put on ventilation to keep breathing. The challenging part is that there’s a very narrow line between moderate and deep sedation. And propofol is known to be causing deep sedation quite quickly. That night, Michael’s body reacted unusually, and he transitioned into deep sedation without any trace since there was no equipment monitoring his heart rate and pulse, which would have alerted Dr. Murray in time. It was such a
coincidence that Dr. Murray left the medication room for a few minutes right at the time when Michael Jackson stopped breathing. In medical terms, he had a respiratory arrest. At this point, though, he could still have been saved. Since he stopped breathing, the only thing that he needed was oxygen. But Dr.Murray wasn’t ready to handle this situation. Upon his return, Dr. Murray noticed that something was wrong, but he thought it was cardiac arrest, not respiratory arrest.

michael jackson’s death

In other words, he felt that Michael was experiencing a heart-related issue. So, he started performing CPR, which was counterproductive to what he should have done.
He also did not call 911 immediately, and the qualified help was not in time to save Jackson’s life. Later on, Dr. Murray would suggest his version of what happened that night, claiming that he only gave Michael the initial dose to help him fall asleep, and then Michael would put himself on a drip while Murray was out to make a phone call.
The court and jury didn’t believe in that story. In our personal opinion, Michael Jackson’s condition was known to his close circle of business partners, but no one truly wanted to help him get off the drugs. He could have been sent to rehab if someone cared enough for him.
But in the end, it looks like Michael Jackson, who’s performing live despite operating on drugs, was more profitable than Michael Jackson, who was in rehab fixing his addiction. This is the story of Michael Jackson’s death. This is how it was.