Within the past few days, it’s been reported that Ben Affleck and his family have experienced a major loss. Among the pieces of information that have now become public is the fact that Chris was visiting Ben at the time that she died. Chris reportedly died from cardiopulmonary arrest, and she’d also been battling pancreatic adenocarcinoma (or pancreatic cancer) for the last several months of her life. Latest Videos From Cinemablend Watch full video here:Considering what’s been said over the years, Ben Affleck and his mother were quite close. When it comes to Ben Affleck, the multihyphenate has been busy throughout the year thus far.