Bootsy Collins' Nephew Dies From Tooth Infection
(via HipHopWired)
The 24-year-old nephew of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bootsy Collins and his wife, Patti, died this week after a tooth infection spread to his brain.
Kyle Willis went to an emergency room near his home about two weeks ago with a painful toothache, where doctors prescribed an antibiotic and pain medication.
Willis, who was unemployed and did not have medical insurance, purchased the $3 pain medication but not the $27 antibiotic because he couldn't afford it.
The infection in his tooth apparently spread to his brain. He was combative, delirious and barely able to speak when the ambulance picked him up Tuesday, Collins said. Patti Collins said the family is devastated by Willis' death. He was a New Richmond High School graduate and former Wendy's manager who had hoped to become a paralegal.
