According to reports Actress, Betty White suffered a stroke days prior to her death right before New Year. Betty would have been 100 on January 17th.
According to her death certificate obtained by TMZ lists White’s cause of death as a cerebrovascular accident, commonly known as a stroke.
According to TMZ the stroke lead to a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, resulting in brain tissue damage.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Betty was alert and coherent after the stroke, and she died peacefully in her sleep at home.
A cerebrovascular accident can be caused by blood clots or broken blood vessels in the brain.
An unnamed source told People, “It was a mild stroke. She died peacefully in her sleep.”
Jeff Witjas, the actress’ friend and agent, had previously spoken out against social media claims that White died from side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine booster she received on Dec. 28.
“People are saying her death was related to getting a booster shot three days earlier but that is not true,” Witjas told People. “She died of natural causes. Her death should not be politicized — that is not the life she lived.”