There eventually is enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen. Common to all leukemias are the tendency to bleed and the resultant anemia and increased susceptibility to infection. The diagnosis of leukemia requires confirmation of leukemic cells in the bone marrow by bone marrow biopsy and aspiration.
River Phoenix's autopsy showed deadly levels of cocaine and morphine (heroin shows up as morphine, as it's metabolized by the body), Valium, marijuana and ephedrine. Ephedrine is the main ingredient found in crystal meth. Official cause of death was Acute multiple drug ingestion. River Phoenix was just 23 years old.
Young hiker dies on South Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness. Trent Gabel didn't like his picture being taken. The 15-year-old Tillamook teen shied away from the camera. But on a hike on South Sister Friday, a guide in Gabel's youth group caught one of the last smiles of his life on film. Gabel died minutes later when he slid 30 feet down the west side of South Sister, hitting his head on a large rock, the Lane County Sheriffs Office said. His body was recovered by the Oregon Army National Guard and flown to St. Charles Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.