Not to blame the victim here, but did Denise ever smoke? Just askin'. Thanks.
Back in that era, everyone smoked and drank. Barry Williams from
The Brady Bunch stated that he started to smoke when he learned how to smoke from, ironically, an anti-smoking episode. Women smoked and drank when pregnant with us and, heck, we're still here. Lucy smoked when she was pregnant with Little Ricky. He turned out okay. I don't want to open a can of worms, but regardless of what you do or don't do, you're going to die. There are many things that can contribute to a stroke. Lots of people who've never smoke have had a stroke. Lots of people who've smoked never had one.
Gerard