In a heartbreaking turn of events following the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, new information has emerged that sheds light on the days leading up to their passing. According to recent reports, Arakawa had been actively researching Gene\u2019s health symptoms online, just days before she died from hantavirus\u2014a rare and serious illness spread by rodent droppings.<\/p>\n
Investigators in New Mexico revealed that Arakawa\u2019s internet search history between February 8 and 12 included queries about COVID-19 symptoms, nosebleeds, and dizziness\u2014suggesting she was deeply concerned about her husband\u2019s condition. She even emailed her masseuse on February 11, saying Gene had flu-like symptoms and delayed an appointment because of it.<\/p>\n
According to the New York Post<\/em> and TMZ<\/em>, Arakawa gave her husband a COVID test, which came back negative. Still, she remained worried enough to purchase Boost Oxygen canisters and began looking into a concierge medical service in Santa Fe on February 12. She reportedly spoke with the service for over two minutes but missed a follow-up call later that day.<\/p>\n Tragically, Arakawa died shortly after these efforts, and it was later confirmed that she succumbed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. This rare but deadly virus is carried by infected rodents, often spread through droppings in enclosed spaces. Reports indicate the couple\u2019s home had a rodent infestation, which may be connected to her infection.<\/p>\n Gene Hackman, who was reportedly suffering from advanced Alzheimer\u2019s and heart issues, passed away about a week later\u2014around February 17 or 18.<\/p>\n This deeply sad story has raised awareness not only about the dangers of rodent-borne illnesses but also about the quiet struggles some families face in private during health crises.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a heartbreaking turn of events following the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, new\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":69440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[26046],"class_list":["post-69439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-betsy-arakawa"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}