Kanye West died woman was only 58 years old, and she died before her time due to complications from cosmetic surgery. One look at any photo of the good Doctor shows she looked pretty damn great for 58 (and we're sure Kanye thought she was beautiful just the way she was), but even a wise professor like Donda was susceptible to societal pressure on women to stay 25 forever. And so she went under the knife for a breast reduction and tummy tuck, and sadly never recovered. Why Can't People Accept Who They Are? http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/thatsreallyweek/3649/nov-12-19-how-the-west-was-lost