PersonalMajor Event
Mother Donda West Dies
November 10, 2007
Kanye's mother Donda West passes away from complications following elective cosmetic surgery — a liposuction and breast reduction performed by a doctor who had been flagged for negligence. She is 58 years old. Kanye has spoken repeatedly about his guilt, as he had moved her to Los Angeles to be closer to him before her death. Donda becomes the spiritual cornerstone of nearly everything he creates afterward.
