Mimi died on 6 December 1991, at the age of 88, while being cared for at home by Lynne Varcoe, an auxiliary nurse. During the night, other carers were present. On the day of _her_ death, Mimi collapsed on the toilet, so Varcoe helped her to the bed, where Mimi started Cheyne-Stoking. <sep>, Pronoun: her