A woman recently in the news ( I can't remember why and want to) died
of a heart attack sometime this week while undergoing plastic surgery
for wrinkles underthe chin.  I believe the surgery was done in western
massachusetts-stockbridge? - and that the woman's mother was with her

Hi marymary13,

"First Wives Club' author Olivia Goldsmith dies after surgery"

That is the headline found in USA Today dated January 16, 2004.

"NEW YORK (AP) - Olivia Goldsmith, a best-selling novelist whose book
First Wives Club was made into a movie starring Goldie Hawn, Bette
Midler and Diane Keaton, has died. She was 54."

"Goldsmith had been in a coma since last Wednesday after complications
resulting from anesthesia during plastic surgery, according to her
lawyer, Steven Mintz. She died at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan on
Thursday, he said..."

Source: USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2004-01-16-author-obit_x.htm


More news sources which reported this are:

Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,108680,00.html

Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--obit-goldsmith0116jan16,0,6311216.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

Telegraph
http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/01/17/db1701.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/01/17/ixopright.html

WALB News
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1605186

Scotsman
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2416152

SignOnSanDiego 
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040116-1117-obit-goldsmith.html


Search criteria using Google News:

woman dies during plastic surgery 
"Olivia Goldsmith"


I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
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Best wishes,
rainbow-ga

Hi marymary,
Thank you for the rating and tip.
Best regards,
rainbow~