Cameron Boyce’s Household Confirms He Had Epilepsy as They Make “Agonizing” Funeral Plans

Cameron Boyce‘s family members are shedding new gentle on the medical situation that contributed to his tragic passing. 

The Disney Channel star, who handed away on July 6 on the age of 20, suffered from epilepsy, his household confirmed to E! Information in a press release on Tuesday.

“Cameron’s tragic passing was on account of a seizure because of an ongoing medical situation, and that situation was epilepsy,” a household spokesperson shared. “We’re nonetheless attempting to navigate our manner via this extraordinarily coronary heart wrenching time, and proceed to ask for privateness in order that the household, and all who knew and liked him can grieve his loss and make preparations for his funeral—which in and of itself, is agonizing.”

E! Information beforehand confirmed that an post-mortem was carried out yesterday, however an official explanation for loss of life had not but been reached pending “additional investigation” by the health worker. 

Authorities have been referred to as to the actor’s North Hollywood, Calif. residence after he was discovered unresponsive. Boyce was pronounced useless on the scene. 

Within the days following his passing, most of the Descendants star’s friends and former co-stars paid tribute on social media. 

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Actress Dove Cameron, who starred reverse Boyce within the Disney Channel movie franchise, addressed his loss of life for the primary time simply hours in the past. 

“I have been unsuccessful interested by attempting to summarize one thing the place there are not any satisfactory phrases within the English language,” she shared in a collection of movies. “My system continues to be in shock, my mind continues to be foggy and filled with holes.”

“Cameron was one in all my favourite individuals alive on the planet, although I do know that is not distinctive to me. Cameron was magic, an earth angel,” she continued. “Over the past six years, since he was solely 14, Cameron talked me down from numerous ledges, talked me via consuming issues, helped me out of a darkish relationships and thru infinite break downs… I can not depend the quantity of instances on my palms we ruined one thing as a result of we could not cease making one another snicker.”

Plans for Boyce’s memorial haven’t but been introduced.