Wacka Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 According to several sources, she is either in a coma or brain-dead from a fall she had on a beginner's slope at a ski resort in Quebec. She had a fall and bumped her head but said she was OK. Within an hour, she was unconscious. They flew her from Montreal to NYC and her husband (Liam Neeson), mother (Vanessa Redgrave), sister (Joely Richardson) and family have all been to her bedside. The brain-dead statement is from relatives. UPDATE: RIP
Lori Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Is not good news. Allegedly taken off life support this afternoon. A friend has some medical info ... http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art...rticlekey=98613
Corp000085 Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Unfortunate update: Dead http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/...dson/index.html RIP
KD in CA Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Holy crap....that's really shocking to have that end after her apparently minor fall on the slope. Saw her on Broadway about ten years ago; wonderfully talented actress. RIP.
thebug Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Sad for sure, way too young. Just goes to show you how fast lives can change. R.I.P.
Chef Jim Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Better? Yes, it was the most respectful thing to do.
Steely Dan Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I know a guy who's wife died in front of him after hitting a tree while snowboarding. It's an awful thing to have happen.
GoodBye Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Yes, it was the most respectful thing to do. Yes, and thank you for pointing it out.
DC Tom Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 According to several sources, she is either in a coma or brain-dead from a fall she had on a beginner's slope at a ski resort in Quebec. She had a fall and bumped her head but said she was OK. Within an hour, she was unconscious.They flew her from Montreal to NYC and her husband (Liam Neeson), mother (Vanessa Redgrave), sister (Joely Richardson) and family have all been to her bedside. The brain-dead statement is from relatives. UPDATE: RIP Am I the only one that did a double-take at the ambiguous phrasing above?
Chef Jim Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Am I the only one that did a double-take at the ambiguous phrasing above? We're used to seeing brain dead statements here so I think most of us thought nothing of it.
Steely Dan Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 We're used to seeing brain dead statements here so I think most of us thought nothing of it. 1...2...3...
BuffaloBill Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 RIP .. you just never know ... what seems to be uneventful fall turns into this?
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Wow... This is just crazy... I have been skiing for 36 years (41 now) and this is the first time I heard something like this... My 10 year son (skiing since 2) has lately been giving me guff about wearing a helmet... Of course I don't and he wonders why I make him... He is a strong skier... Yet this story gets you thinking. Maybe I should set a good example!? RIP... Sad. I wonder if those stories they say about the karate moves to the head are true... You know the wild stories about the innoucous hit to the brain that causes death many hours later...
zow2 Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 In a CNN article, some neurologist was saying this was the classic "talk and die" syndrome that accompanies many head traumas. You can talk just fine after the incident, but the slow bleed in the brain causes it to swell and then it's lights out very quickly. Very tragic.
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