‘Bling Empire: New York’ star Lynn Ban detailed scary brain bleed weeks before death: ‘Blink of an eye life can change’

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the brain bleed she suffered from a skiing accident just weeks before she died. The “Bling Empire: New York” star passed away Monday at the age of 52.

Sources confirmed to the Post that Ban’s husband discovered her in bed at a Tribeca home.An NYPD spokesperson confirmed a 52-year-old woman was found unconscious and unresponsive near Warren Street and West Street, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

They did not confirm an identity.Ban’s teenage son, Sebastian, confirmed that she died in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Wednesday.On Dec.

30, 2024, Ban revealed she had to undergo brain surgery after sustaining a traumatic head wound while skiing in Aspen on Christmas Eve.“And In a blink of an eye … life can change,” the jewelry designer wrote on Instagram alongside a series of photos showing her in the hospital.“Christmas Eve on a beautiful sunny day in Aspen on vacation with my family, I had a ski accident that would change my life,” she continued, sharing that she “caught a tip” of one of her skis “at the top of the mountain” and “face planted.”The star added, “Luckily I always wear a helmet.”Ban said that the accident “didn’t seem that bad at the time and I was able to ski to the bottom.” But “erring on the side of caution” she decided “to get checked out by ski patrol for a concussion.”“They assessed me and I was cleared,” Ban wrote. “I had a bit of a headache but thought after lunch it would be fine and I could ski again.” However, the paramedic suggested she “go to the hospital for a cat scan,” she continued.