▁to ▁the ▁on colog ist , ▁David ▁Er lich — liqu id ated ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁de cade , ▁Mil a ▁was ▁inf ected ▁with ▁he pat itis ▁C ▁during ▁a ▁blood ▁trans f usion . ▁ ▁The ▁disease ▁progress ed , ▁almost ▁taking ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁her ▁early ▁ 8 0 ' s . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁medicine , ▁Mil a ▁was ▁c ured , ▁but ▁she ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 6 ▁after ▁a ▁fall ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁broken ▁b one ▁and ▁p neum onia . ▁ ▁Her ▁death ▁occurred ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁scheduled ▁launch ▁of ▁her ▁bi ography ▁written ▁by ▁author ▁Mar le ine ▁C ohen , ▁“ M ila ▁Ze iger : ▁Im press ions ▁of ▁a ▁L if etime ." ▁ ▁Success ▁In ▁the ▁ 7 0 ' s , ▁Mil a ▁and ▁David ▁Ze iger ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁São ▁Paulo ▁high ▁society , ▁being ▁constantly ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁fashion able ▁social ▁column ▁of ▁T av ares ▁de ▁Mir anda . ▁ ▁A ▁partners hip ▁between ▁P ull s port ▁and ▁Rh odia ▁( the ▁French ▁mult in ational ▁pet ro chem ical ) ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁highly ▁cre ative ▁events , ▁which ▁included ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Al dem ir ▁Mart ins , ▁Liv io ▁Rang an , ▁Zach arias ▁do ▁Reg o ▁Monte iro , ▁Tul io ▁Costa , ▁Maria ▁D ella ▁Costa , ▁N ara ▁Le ão ,