Natasha Richardson Dies

[filkertom]

Great sadness. Actress Natasha Richardson has died from her injuries sustained during a skiing accident. She was 45 years old. Our condolences go out to her husband, actor Liam Neeson; their sons Micheál and Daniel; and the rest of their family and friends.

Ms. Richardson was a trustee for a very worthy charity, amfAR. If you've been thinking about donating, this might be a good cause and time.

Comments

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Hail and farewell, dear lady.
I admired her work for 20+ years, starting with Gothic.

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

I had a horrible feeling it would end this way when I first heard about it...it's awful to see it come to pass. Much love and strength to the people who loved her.

[darthparadox.livejournal.com]

And yet, if it was going to be this way, I'm glad it was relatively quickly instead of drawn out for months.

[susan-the-rogue.livejournal.com]

Aw, dammit. My condolences to her family, friends and loved ones.

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

Not the kind of news I was hoping for in this. Sadness.

[alfiechat.livejournal.com]

What a sad day, she was such a talented actress. she will be missed.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

May she rest in peace; may her family and those who loved her find comfort in memory.

[bayushisan.livejournal.com]

This is a tragedy. My prayers and condolences to her friends and family.

I also ask everyone, based on my own experiences, to please get yourself checked out if you hit your head or even THINK you something might be wrong with your health.

[zellion.livejournal.com]

Agreed, very sad, especially since the ski people were *trying* to get her to go to the hospital right away. Who knows if it would have made a difference.

[blindaurora.livejournal.com]

You know, usually celebrity deaths don't move me, but this is very tragic. How awful for her family! I'm going to be praying for them, something I don't think I've ever done for famous people.

[valdis-sca.livejournal.com]

This is so very horribly tragic. I know any death is awful, but this was so unexpected there's barely a moment between the injury and the loss for it to feel real. My heart goes out to her family and friends.

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

This is really sad.

I'm wondering, though, if she didn't have a problem (maybe an aneurysm or a stroke) that caused her fall, rather than the fall causing her injury. I doubt if we'll ever know.

[vid848.livejournal.com]

As said before, a tragedy all around and sadness. Although it is not so much her death but the circumstances around it that are really hitting me.

My grandmother was taken to the hospital on Friday in bad shape. One of the things noted was a discoloration in her eyes. This was described as pinkeye and nothing more thought about it.

Monday morning, she suffered a massive stroke. The infarc(?) basically took out 80-90% of the left hemispere. She's paralyzed on the right side and the artery leading from the brain to the left side of her body is completely blocked. She is going to die, just a question of when. The docs are talking in terms of days, maybe weeks. Everyone in the family does not think she will make it to the weekend.

The "pinkeye" was not that. It was a sign of brain bleed that was missed. These things happen quickly. She was talking to my aunt Monday morning @ 10 and she was fine. 12:10p the hospital called my aunt and told her she needed to get over there right away.

At the age of 87, if things had been caught sooner would the outcome be different. Who knows. But it is the matter of CATCHING it as soon as possible that matters.

[sazettel.livejournal.com]

Was very sorry to hear this. She was one of the good ones and a real talent. The White Countess is a brilliant film.