Inside Michelle Trachtenberg’s health battle as cause of death confirmed

Michelle Trachtenberg had been ‘sick for quite awhile’ before her death (Picture: Theo Wargo/ Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)In the lead-up to her death, Michelle Trachtenberg was ‘thrown a lot of curveballs’ when it came to her health.In February the Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer star was found dead aged 39 at her apartment in New York.Although her family had requested an autopsy not be performed because of religious reasons – they are Orthodox