Entertainment TV How Blac Chyna Helped Her Assistant Who Was Taken Off Life Support 'from the Very Beginning' Blac Chyna was a constant source of support for her assistant before she passed away By Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of PEOPLE Every Day podcast, a daily dose of breaking news, pop culture and heartwarming human interest stories. Formerly Senior Editor of music content, she's also covered crime, human interest and television news throughout her many years with the brand. Prior to PEOPLE she's written for Essence, The Cape Times newspaper and Los Angeles Magazine among others. On-screen Rubenstein can be found featured on shows like Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight and she routinely hosts PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's star-studded Red Carpet Live specials. Follow the San Francisco native, Black Barbie collector and proud mom of two on Instagram and Twitter @janinerube People Editorial Guidelines and Maria Pasquini Maria Pasquini Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for human interest’s digital vertical at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 21, 2018 02:53PM EDT Blac Chyna was a constant source of support for her assistant Lorena “Patty” Hernandez before her tragic death. “Chyna’s been constantly and steadily involved and supportive financially, from the very beginning,” a source tells PEOPLE adding that Hernandez had worked for Chyna for about three years. “She’s had [Hernandez’s] kids at the house. She’s just been an amazing person all the way through this, there’s no doubt about that,” the source continues. Hernandez died Wednesday after being pronounced brain dead two days earlier, according to The Blast. Hernandez had been in the hospital, where she was in a coma, since suffering a brain hemorrhage in January at a salon owned by Chyna in Encino, California, the outlet reported. Gofundme Blac Chyna’s Assistant Dies After Being Taken Off Of Life Support: Report According to a GoFundMe set up by her sister, Julia Pacheco, trouble for Hernandez began in July 2017, when she suffered a stroke that left her partially blind, leading doctors to diagnose her with a brain AVM, or a tangle of abnormal blood vessels that connects blood to the brain. While doctors advised her not to work, the GoFundMe page states she refused as she had to take care of her three children. She was allegedly pregnant with her fourth child when she suffered a stroke but refused to terminate her pregnancy after doctors recommended it. However, after suffering from a brain bleed in December 2017, her pregnancy was terminated that month, according to the GoFundMe page. Gofundme Gofundme Although the insider says it was sad “that they decided to pull the plug because it’s more final,” Hernandez had been “in a coma for a long time” and had been “basically pronounced dead for months.” Adding that she hadn’t “woken up or spoken, blinked or moved or been responsive,” the source reveals that “last year was when everyone grieved this.” “This isn’t like a fresh scab,” the source remarks, adding that Hernandez “was a very nice lady.” Want to keep up on the latest from PEOPLE? Sign up for our daily newsletter to get our best stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox. Chyna has yet to directly address her assistant’s death, but her exes Rob Kardashian and Tyga donated to Hernandez’s GoFundMe, according to Page Six. Kardashian donated a total of $10,000, while Tyga, under his birth name, Michael Stevenson, donated $5,000. The insider also doubts the validity of recent reports claiming that Hernandez’s family is preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Chyna for allegedly abusing her former assistant and not providing worker’s compensation.