Posted Jun 12th 2007 5:35PM by TMZ Staff Filed under: TV Frankie of the Frankie Abernathy -- the punked-out, boat-phobic rock chick of MTV's 'Real World: San Diego' fame -- died at the age of 25 on Saturday at her mother's home in Shorewood, Wisc.
Abernathy suffered from cystic fibrosis, though an official cause of death has yet to be determined, according to MTV News. During her stint in the 'Real World' house, Frankie exhibited symptoms of cystic fibrosis, such as difficulty breathing and immune-system impairment, and it was a significant part of her storyline on the show.
Frankie had some tumultuous times on the show, and ended up leaving the house before the end of the season.
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cherish83
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I remember her from Real World. That is very very sad!
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Oh that is so sad, I totally remember her!
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OMG that is so horrible, i remember her and all the problems she went through, that is so sad
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Oh yeah, I remember her, she had the orange hair, right? That's so sad...she was so young
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That is horrible. She was so young. I hate reading things like this. I remember her on that show.
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Oh yeah, I remember her, she had the orange hair, right? That's so sad...she was so young
yes, here is a picture of her
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wow, i can't believe that. i remember her too! she went through a lot at a young age
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Oh wow, I completely forgot about her. I was like I know that sounds farmiliar but I couldn't put a face to her name. I remember what she was going through while she was on the show. That is sooo sad.
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Aww, that's so awful.
CF is a horrible, horrible disease...
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I remember when she was on because she knew she was dying, that is really sad
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Wooow...she was one of my favorites.
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that is so sad - i remember her!
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That's really sad and I rem she had an amazing bf and they wanted to start a life together b/c they knew she didnt have a long time to live right? Or am I jus imagining this?? LoL
Makes you take a step back from all the petty things us gurls go through and realize that life is too short to worry over stupid things...
