Madelyn Dunham, Barack Obama's grandmother, has passed away after a bout with cancer. Madelyn Dunham, whose death was announced Monday on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, was the rock on which the Democrat built his life and his stunning political career.Dunham, who died aged 86 in Obama's native Hawaii, had been in fragile health, suffering from osteoporosis and cancer. Her health had further deteriorated after she recently broke her hip.
Sensing her life was ebbing away, the Democratic nominee took the highly unusual step of leaving the White House trail to race to her bedside for a few hours in late October.
“She was the cornerstone of our family and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength and humility,” read a statement from Obama and his half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng. “Our debt to her is beyond measure.”
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