Country music star Loretta Lynn, 85, suffered a stroke Thursday at her home in Hurricane Hills, Tennessee, and has been hospitalized, according to a statement on her website. "She is currently under medical care and is responsive and expected to make a full recovery," the statement says. read more http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/entertainment/loretta-lynn-hospitalized/index.html
She's 85. By that age, the body isn't very good at repairing itself. Don't know about her history. Maybe she smoked...
Strokes at any age is not good. Denny if she didn't smoke I am sure she was around second hand smoke most of her life.