Hollywood<\/a> Reporter, Spencer died on Monday in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia. \u201cShe suffered for a very long time but did it with a great deal of courage,\u201d Haywood Nelson told the publication. Spencer was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy in 2014. Four years later, she underwent emergency brain surgery to remove a bleeding hematoma that was left undiscovered from a car accident back in 1976. The devastating incident happened during What’s Happening’s second season and left her stepfather Tim Pelt dead and left Spencer in a coma for several weeks. At the time, she underwent six months of physical therapy after the crash that left her with a broken arm, leg and pelvis. She underwent six months of physical therapy after the crash that left her with a broken arm, leg and pelvis<\/p>\nThis is a breaking showbiz story, the \/showbiz team will be updating this story with the latest information as soon as we receive it. For further updates, please refresh the page<\/p>\n
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