![]() Part of the reason for the mischaracterization of her physical issues might very well lie with Virginia herself and somewhat with her mother.Įven before the 1980 People magazine article and its photographs that Virginia ranted about, she was tight-lipped when questioned about her medical condition. Yet Virginia’s disability has been described that way in countless articles, in introductions to book reviews, and even by radio and television reporters. There was no fall down the stairs-and certainly nothing like the stairway fall in My Sweet Audrina. The most incorrect information is that Virginia fell down a stairway in high school and suffered a trauma to her back. That would be true if you could develop the argument that her arthritic condition weakened her immune system to the extent that cancer could fatally invade her body, but this would be unscientific conjecture. ![]() ![]() Many believe that what happened to her in high school eventually brought about her early passing at the age of 63. (Although, amazingly, even to this day, some fans I’ve encountered and who comment on Facebook pages are surprised to discover Virginia was disabled.) There has been widespread confusion over the medical battle that began for Virginia at the age of 15. ![]()
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