She was only 58, and the article doesn’t say how she died.

From CNN here:

Donda West, mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University’s English department, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. She was 58.

“The family respectfully asks for privacy during this time of grief,” the spokesman said.

A cause of death has not been released.

I don’t know what killed her. Maybe she was crushed by Kanye’s massive pornography collection while she was vacuuming his house. Or maybe she was caught in a drive-by from a rival rap star’s mom.

Maybe if Kanye dresses up like Jesus again he can try to raise her from the dead.

Update!  It appears the cause of death may have been related to complications from a surgical procedure.  Cosmetic surgery?

Update 2!  Yep, I was right.  It was cosmetic surgery.  It seems that Kanye gets his vanity from his now-deceased Mom.  It does not say what type of plastic surgery Donda was getting, but judging from the picture you can guess that it was liposuction.  Or a face lift.  She seems a bit old to get boob implants.  

Update 3!!  It was a tummy tuck and breast reduction surgery.  From the AP here:

A plastic surgeon who claimed to have operated on Kanye West’s mother before she died said he did nothing wrong, and that her death could have been caused by other medical problems.

Dr. Jan Adams said he performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on Donda West, but that she might have died from a heart attack, pulmonary embolism, or massive vomiting.

Adams said West consulted with him over a period of four months, often changing her mind about the surgery.

West died after she stopped breathing at her home. She was taken to the hospital by paramedics.

“We tried to resuscitate her, but were unsuccessful,” Ettinger said. West did not have surgery at the hospital, said Ettinger.

A plastic surgeon, Dr. Andre Aboolian of Beverly Hills, said Monday that West had approached him months ago about having cosmetic surgery. He said he never performed the procedure, telling her he was worried about a pre-existing condition she had.

I keep hearing about what a brilliant and intelligent woman Donda was.  I have my doubts now.  She was told that the surgery she wanted was risky because of her health, but it was so important to her to look like one of the “hos” from her son’s videos that she went through with it anyways.  And she didn’t have the surgery performed at a hospital where she would be surrounded by medical professionals.  She died during recovery at home, likely of a heart attack or an infection.  That was not a smart choice.

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