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.
She was only 63 when she died in Florida after battling lung cancer â a premature passing certainly, but not so troublingly young as Whitney Houston, who died at 48 three months ago, or Michael Jackson, gone at 50 three years ago. 1  Donna Summer was just 63 when she died from lung cancer earlier this week. Her death could have been regarded as another showbusiness career cut tragically short â but then intriguing reports began to surface within hours of her death.