His daughter Lelè, after a long and grave illness, died at age 40 in 1992.

He became blind at the age of 11 after a grave illness.

Then there are the grave illnesses, like cancer or Parkinson's disease.

His eyes were no longer deep set but sunken, as though he was in the last stages of a grave illness.

I did not feel death or indication of grave illness.

There was sorrow in her voice, as though she had been given news of a grave illness or death.

It was a grave illness, and people worried that she would die.

I learned then how very kind people can be in times of grave illness.

Certainly, he was hospitalized and his appearance shows signs of a grave illness.

The agency did not report the cause of death, saying only that it followed "a long, grave illness."