Overview
- The county death certificate, issued Feb. 9, lists a pulmonary embolism as the immediate cause of her Jan. 30 death at a Santa Monica hospital.
- Rectal cancer is recorded as the underlying cause, with her oncologist noting treatment since March 2025 and a final visit on Jan. 27.
- The document states she was cremated and that her remains were released to her husband, Robert “Bo” Welch.
- Emergency crews responded to her Brentwood home around 4:48 a.m. for breathing difficulties, and she was transported in serious condition.
- Coverage explains that cancer can raise the risk of dangerous blood clots, and specialists say her known situs inversus/dextrocardia was likely unrelated.