Wacka Posted March 18, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 18, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Unfortunate update: Dead http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/...dson/index.html RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 19, 2009 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 That is very sad. RIP Natasha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Sad for sure, way too young. Just goes to show you how fast lives can change. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Dang... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Dang... You might want to change your avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 You might want to change your avatar. Better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Better? Yes, it was the most respectful thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted March 19, 2009 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Yes, it was the most respectful thing to do. Yes, and thank you for pointing it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 19, 2009 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 19, 2009 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted March 19, 2009 Share 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 RIP .. you just never know ... what seems to be uneventful fall turns into this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 She was terrific in The Handmaid's Tale. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 19, 2009 Share 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted March 19, 2009 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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