LCH occurs in children, often during infancy but also in adults. It is usually a chronic disease and may cause severe disabilities due to brain damage. The diagnosis is made by microscopic examination of a tissue specimen obtained by biopsy.
Confidence votes 2.2K. A May 26, 2008, story in People magazine states that Frankie Valli's daughter, Francine, died young of a drug overdose in 1980. The month and day of her death is not stated in the story.
Kelly Preston has said that she believes toxic cleaning products in her family's home caused her son's health problems early in life. Jett, her 16-year-old son with husband John Travolta, died suddenly Friday morning after suffering a seizure while on vacation with his familiy in the Bahamas. He was hospitalized when he was 15 months old with Kawasaki disease, a rare illness that mainly affects young children.