The DePrince family has shared more heartbreaking news. After confirming the death of Boston Ballet principal soloist Michaela Mabinty DePrince at the age of 29 , her family shared that Michaela mother's Elaine DePrince died within 24 hours of her adopted daughter. "The last few days have been even more difficult than most people realize," they posted to Facebook Sept.
14 , "because the family has also been dealing with the death of Michaela's adoptive mother Elaine DePrince." They shared that Michaela passed on Sept. 10, while Elaine , who was 77, died on Sept.
11 "during a routine procedure in preparation for a surgery." "Michaela died before Elaine and Elaine did not know of Michaela's passing at the time of her procedure," the family added. "As unbelievable as it may seem, the two deaths were completely unrelated.
The only way we can make sense of the senseless is that Elaine, who had already lost three children many years ago, was by the grace of God spared the pain of experiencing the loss of a fourth child." In another Facebook update from Sept. 14 , posted alongside black and white photos of Elaine reading to her children when they were younger, the family added that she had experienced "many years of battling a hereditary disease and heart failure .
" She is survived by her children Mia , Beelee , Jaye , Mariel , Amie and her sons, Erik and Adam . Michaela's family first shared the news of her death on Sept. 13, writing on her official Instagram page, "Michaela touch.