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julesnoctambule ([info]julesnoctambule) wrote in [info]fandom_lounge,
@ 2009-03-17 11:34:00
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Actress Natasha Richardson injured in ski accident
*Natasha Richardson has died from her injuries: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7949195.stm

The Tony-award-winning actress has suffered a critical injury while skiing in Canada and is reportedly being treated in a Montreal hospital.

Eta: Time Out New York is reporting that she is brain-dead and not expected to survive: http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/upstaged/2009/03/natasha-richardson-is-brain-dead/

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[info]ingrid
2009-03-17 08:47 pm UTC (link)
I'm hearing reports that she's brain dead. Man. :(

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[info]spawn_of_kong
2009-03-17 10:50 pm UTC (link)
Seriously? D: D:

Our prayers go out to you, Natasha.

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[info]caito
2009-03-17 11:36 pm UTC (link)
Traumatic brain injuries suck and I hate them.

I'm hoping for the best for the sake of her family.

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[info]_goblin_
2009-03-18 01:20 am UTC (link)
There seems to be a lot of conflicting reports on how bad she is. I hope the media's blowing things out of proportion and she's really going to be okay.

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[info]julesnoctambule
2009-03-18 02:16 am UTC (link)
I've heard different things as well, and I really do hope it's a case of reporting the worst-case scenario because there's nothing confirmed.

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[info]caito
2009-03-18 02:53 am UTC (link)
I don't know. I'm no expert, but I know more about traumatic brain injuries than I wish I did, and it sounds like her (seemingly minor) fall may have caused a domino effect of stroke(s) which resulted in serious brain damage.

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[info]julesnoctambule
2009-03-18 02:58 am UTC (link)
I've also heard it may have been an aneurysm, which wouldn't surprise me. I do hope that all the worst reports are wrong; such a brilliant, vibrant person should go on being that way.

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[info]caito
2009-03-18 03:04 am UTC (link)
The way the reports sound, it seems like the accident could have triggered a pre-existing condition like an aneurysm, but that need not be the case. The brain is so delicate it's scary. I wonder if she'd worn a helmet, if she'd be in this state now.

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[info]julesnoctambule
2009-03-18 03:23 am UTC (link)
There are days when I think it might be smart to go around in a helmet all the time, and I don't even engage in activities that require them. I am absolutely terrified of the very idea of a brain injury. To me, what makes them particularly awful is that all too often, no one is aware that anything bad happened until after it shows itself.

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[info]caito
2009-03-18 03:29 am UTC (link)
Now that I think about it (okay so I'm definitely obsessing over this), I bet the rumors are starting because the doctors are uncertain of her prognosis, and when they tell family and friends this, every person hearing that news hears whatever they hear based on their own outlook (pessimistic people will hear the worst news possible, optimistic people will hear the best news possible, etc.). Then in turn, confused people make confused reports to a frenetic media and things get a little crazy.

Stupid brains, being so delicate and amazing and not so well understood and all.

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[info]brennalarose
2009-03-18 04:51 am UTC (link)
Oh, shit. Poor Liam. And didn't they have kids together? Oh, holy shit.

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[info]julesnoctambule
2009-03-18 05:22 am UTC (link)
Two, I think. She has at least one sister also, I'm pretty sure. My cousin's grandfather died from stroke complications today; I can't imagine trying to make a life support decision for someone so much younger.

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[info]lyssa
2009-03-18 09:13 am UTC (link)
Their boys are 12 and 13 =/

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[info]brennalarose
2009-03-18 09:58 pm UTC (link)
Oh, son of a whore. I really hope the optimistic reports are true.

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[info]lyssa
2009-03-18 11:58 pm UTC (link)
Me too, she seems like an awesome lady with a loving family :(

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[info]erototoxin
2009-03-18 06:11 am UTC (link)
I've heard so many conflicting reports. I hope the better ones are the true ones, but I fear the worst.

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[info]grapefruitzzz
2009-03-18 02:57 pm UTC (link)
I loved her in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

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[info]anarchicq
2009-03-19 12:16 am UTC (link)
E! News just reported that she's been taken off life support...

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[info]munchkinott
2009-03-19 01:23 am UTC (link)
BBC's reporting that she's died.

Fucking shame, she was one of those few 'Gah! She's lovely! Talented AND nice AND gorgeous!' actresses.

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[info]white_serpent
2009-03-19 01:36 am UTC (link)
Yes; what a tragic accident.

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[info]munchkinott
2009-03-19 02:42 am UTC (link)
Is it bad or just a sign of encroaching cynicism that I think this is doubly sad because she was famous for being good at acting, and not falling out of nightclubs commando or getting her baps out on YT? :-\

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[info]julesnoctambule
2009-03-19 02:46 am UTC (link)
It is doubly sad that a family is robbed of someone they love and the world has such a talent taken from it. She wasn't just a pretty face on a screen; she had serious skill to go with all her other attributes, unlike so many 'famous' people.

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[info]hallidae
2009-03-19 01:42 am UTC (link)
AP and Yahoo also reporting death.

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[info]erinny
2009-03-19 01:51 am UTC (link)
:(

I'll never be able to watch the Love Actually scene with Liam Neeson at his wife's funeral the same way.

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[info]sparkysrevenge
2009-03-19 02:26 am UTC (link)
Same. I was thinking that before it was official.

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[info]swordmage
2009-03-20 12:57 am UTC (link)
I hadn't thought of that.

Damn you... *grin*

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[info]chibikaijuu
2009-03-19 04:36 am UTC (link)
D:

Stupid stupid fragile brain.

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