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On April 18, 2015, Sproul suffered a [[stroke]] and was admitted to a hospital.<ref name="stroke">{{Cite press release |url=http://www.ligonier.org/blog/google-hangout-macarthur-sproul-april-22/ |title=Postponed: A Google Hangout with John MacArthur and R.C. Sproul |publisher=Ligonier Ministries |date=April 21, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref> Five days later, on April 23, Sproul went home from the hospital, suffering no ill effects. He was, however, diagnosed with a [[diabetes|diabetic]] condition "that [would] be addressed through diet and regular medical attention."<ref name="stroke"/> | On April 18, 2015, Sproul suffered a [[stroke]] and was admitted to a hospital.<ref name="stroke">{{Cite press release |url=http://www.ligonier.org/blog/google-hangout-macarthur-sproul-april-22/ |title=Postponed: A Google Hangout with John MacArthur and R.C. Sproul |publisher=Ligonier Ministries |date=April 21, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref> Five days later, on April 23, Sproul went home from the hospital, suffering no ill effects. He was, however, diagnosed with a [[diabetes|diabetic]] condition "that [would] be addressed through diet and regular medical attention."<ref name="stroke"/> | ||
Sproul had long suffered from [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]], | Sproul had long suffered from [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]], and was hospitalized on December 2, 2017, because of difficulty breathing, the result of an apparent infection, an “exacerbation of his emphysema due to the [[influenza|flu]]” (“not pneumonia”).<ref name="health">https://www.ligonier.org/blog/update-dr-sprouls-health/</ref> After a twelve-day period of intermittent fever, and sedation and ventilator-assisted breathing, with effort given to restore his respiratory function, Sproul died on December 14, 2017 (at age 78).<ref name="health"/><ref>https://www.ligonier.org/blog/rc-sproul-called-home-lord/</ref><ref>https://www.christianpost.com/news/rc-sproul-dies-at-78-210167/</ref> | ||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||