More details have come to light about Daveigh Chase’s heartbreaking final days.
Before the Lilo & Stitch star died at 35 on June 16, she was found in the back of a car and subsequently hospitalized for various illnesses, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner confirmed to Us Weekly Nov. 10.
On June 4, the child star “was found in the back seat of a vehicle with complaints of headache, weakness, confusion, right thumb pain and a meth pipe nearby” just eight days before her death, the medical examiner told the outlet. She was then transported to a hospital by ambulance.
She was admitted with “advanced HIV/AIDS with wasting” and “cryptococcus without meningitis,” according to the medical examiner’s investigation report obtained by the outlet.
Wasting is a condition in which a person involuntarily loses at least 10 percent of their body weight, including muscle mass and fat, according to the National Cancer Institute. It often affects people with severe chronic conditions, per the Cleveland Clinic.
