I don't know why, but I cried when I heard. I'm stunned that she didn't have more time. My next door neighbor died a few years ago of this terrible disease (she was in her early 50's) and my 64 year-old Sister-in-law had a double mastectomy a few months ago.
I feel so bad for her children - the two youngest are 10 &12!
Dignified is a word I think of when talking about her: she was dignified....stoic...classy.