Very rough time for Kanye

I can't imagine the grief of suddenly losing your best friend, most ardent supporter, and the one person who stuck by you through thick and thin all rolled into one. Losing a parent is a grief that I'm sure one can only understand once they experience it. Over the years, rapper Kanye West has always been extremely vocal about his love for his mom and all that he has gone through to provide a great life for him. His mother, Dr. Donda West, was chairman of the English dept at Chicago State University. She quit her job in early 2000 to help Kanye manage his career. As my hubby pointed out yesterday, that was quite the profitable career decision she made!

Donda West passed away on Saturday, apparently due to complications from cosmetic surgery. This is a very sad story, and I know that Kanye can't be doing well at all right now. I've always been one to mock/tease him for many things that he has said and done in the recent past. But for now, my heart truly aches for him. There's a doctor named Dr. Andre Aboolian that was approached by Ms. West to receive cosmetic surgery months ago, and he wouldn't perform the surgery due to his concern over a preexisting medical condition she had. The doctor who ultimately performed the tummy tuck and breast reduction is Dr. Jan Adams, and is under a powerful microscope now (no pun intended?)

Read the rest of the story here.