Overview
- Pauline Potter died on Nov. 27, 2025, after being discharged to hospice on Nov. 19 and cared for at a relative’s home.
- Her son, Dillon, says their car struck an unlit truck and trailer on a dark two‑lane highway in January; later scans showed she had broken ribs.
- By summer, doctors found a blockage in her esophagus as she also contracted COVID‑19 and developed an infected back wound, with signs of respiratory and heart failure reported.
- No official cause of death has been released, and most medical details cited in coverage come from Dillon’s account.
- Dillon launched a GoFundMe for cremation costs that had raised about $125 of a $1,400 goal as of Dec. 11; Potter was a former Guinness record holder who later lost hundreds of pounds.