DeSantis lost his dear sister in her fiance's arms at the early age of 30. DeSantis recognized his sister's death but avoided speaking about it publicly. The Daily Mail reports that the Governor even left these details out of his memoir before launching his presidential bid. He didn't want to leverage this to gain sympathy or make people feel a certain way about him or his political career. Instead, he decided to keep it private because it was too painful.
The Daily Mail revealed that the Governor's sister died in 2015 at 30 from a sudden illness that cropped up. Her British fiance, Stephan Pasiewicz, held her hand as she left this Earth.
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Sadly, Desantis' sister suffered pulmonary thromboembolism. This issue is a form of a blood clot that took her out. It can happen rapidly, which is what happened in her case. She would have had no idea what hit her, but it was suddenly a significant health problem she had to contend with.
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An ovarian borderline mucinous tumor was a secondary cause of her death. Her death certificate lists this prognosis, obtained by the Daily Mail. It was something that many people do not know about, but the fact Ron DeSantis has decided not to leverage something so personal for his political gain is a big deal.
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Ron DeSantis was 44 years of age and a Congressman from Florida at the time of his sister's death. He left an emotional tribute to her on his social media accounts at the time, but he didn't detail what precisely caused her death. He has kept these details private out of respect for his family and because of his modesty about these situations.
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