In October 2007, Hunter Tylo’s world was rocked. Her son, Michael “Mickey” Tylo Jr., tragically died at the age of 19, per UPI. The coroner’s office released a statement confirming the young teen’s death and its accidental cause. They shared, “It has already been determined that this was an accident. Looking at the report, it appears that he fell in the pool after having some sort of medical event. It says on the report that he had a seizure disorder.”
Apparently, Mickey had been dealing with these seizures for the past couple of years prior to his death. Hunter opened up about her son’s passing with People, and explained, “They began in about January of 2005. It’s very ironic that a seizure disorder, which was really downplayed by his therapist, ended up being more fatal than the cancer his sister [Katya] got.” The “Bold and The Beautiful” star and the rest of the Tylo family were absolutely devastated by the loss of Mickey.
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Unaware of how serious Mickey’s condition was, Hunter wished she knew the details of his illness sooner. She shared with the outlet, “What we didn’t realize is that with each seizure, they build upon themselves like a thunderstorm, so each one gets worse.” But, Hunter claimed that her lack of knowledge of her son’s health wasn’t her fault, as she alleged the therapists downplayed his condition.
