How did aunt loretta die in girl who fell from the sky?

Answer 1

The author says Aunt Loretta’s skin is peeling off in sheets and it is caused by antibiotics given for a cut. Most likely she suffers from Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Answer 2

The novel suggets that Aunt Loretta dies from HIV. Her exhusband cheated on her with men and women. The novel takes place in the 1980s when HIV had emerged as a social epidemic.

Answer 3

In "Girl Who Fell from the Sky" by Heidi W. Durrow, Aunt Loretta dies by suicide, jumping off a building in Chicago. This event is pivotal to the storyline and affects the protagonist, Rachel.