R.I.P. Natasha Richardson

To people who say they flew Natasha to New York for a "bump on the head" - totally not true.

The latest info suggest that Natasha fell at 12:43 and refused a 1:00 ambulance. She was then made to visit the ski lodge's medical clinic, where she again refused medical care. She then went to her room (accompanied by staff) where she refused a 2:00 pm ambulance. It wasn't until 3:30-something that she agreed to an ambulance. By that time, she was vomiting. She was taken to the first hospital at 4:00-something (it's a 20 minute ambulance ride) where some reports say she had a hole drilled in her head to relieve pressure, and then was taken on a 40-minute amublance ride for surgery at the trauma center. It didn't matter, because she had arrived at the first hospital far too late for any medical intervention to help.

She was taken to New York on life support only for the convenience of her family to say good-bye.

Bottom line is, see a doctor if you bump your head skiing. Two skiiers died recently this past month in Colorado from the same type of accident. Scary stuff.

Patty cake you rude evil little cunt! The next time you cross the street I hope you trip and fall in front of an 18 wheeler! Have some respect for this woman and her family,i could fix your nose for you!

kiwikim on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 11:59pm.

....they want to go socialized but the cost of it will be dumped on Gen X and the Me's.....

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Submitted by kiwikim on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 11:59pm.

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Yep.

Sadness. you think after the naked guy hanging off the ski lift and sonny bono dying from this very same thing, people would be taking more care on the slopes..

As far as socialized medicine. Anyone on this board under 45 should say a big no to this. When We were all young and uninsured but the baby boomers were insured through their fat jobs, they said no to social medicine. Now that they're getting old and want better care than medicare, retiring and don't have medical care through their job, they want to go socialized but the cost of it will be dumped on Gen X and the Me's. Baby boomers cost more per person to treat because of all the shit they feel entitled to. Don't be suckered into their crap.

RIP NATASHA:

Those of you who think that SOCIALIZED MEDICINE is a good idea...the BIG GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE REFORM is a good idea... consider this: They had to fly her to the US for a bump on the head.A bump that had they abundant CAT SCAN access & doctors motivated by the P-WORD.(profit)could've gotten attention for IMMEDIATELY.She might be alive & fully functional.Yes our system sucks in some ways...but wrecking this puppy & letting bureaucrats
handle it 'aint the right fix.

we never care when a poor person dies.. or a nobody... thats just it..thats why this bugs me.. i mean really... there are a lot of people to shed tears for... continents of people...

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The war isn't working.

ok its sad,,but really.. she was a bad film actress and a good stage actress..and probably would have been a nobody had her family not been who they were... she has a lucky blessed life.. and now...for whatever weird reason..its done. 45 years of her life were better than most peoples 80 years of normal working your ass off..middle class boring days of nothingness.... a platinum lifestyle is an amazing thing..especially when you do nothing to deserve it but be born into the right family. Sometimes I think..if I were born poor, a different race, by uneducated parents...Id be NO WHERE... just having a shitty life..but because I was born white to affluent educated people..I get to do things most people never will...its the damn luck of the draw people... you could be a baby in India born into starvation or Natasha Richardson...life is just a lucky fuck .... treasure it if you got lucky and hope the other people that got shit have an ok time. Life is just weird... She didnt die in pain... and yes its sad for the kids.. but they will be ok.. its just loss... you cant die from it...we move through..thats human

xoxox

The war isn't working.

jow long til Liam gets a new one??? I say 2 years TOPS

xoxox

The war isn't working.

she still had the worst nose job and bad caps...

xoxox

The war isn't working.

THE funeral home is on Bleeker st and the paps are already there

xoxox

The war isn't working.

For those of you thinking this is no big deal, this pretty much falls under the category of "tragical freak accident." Think about how easily this happened, how she was fine one moment and falling down the next, and even after she fell down she thought she was okay. Now imagine that happening to someone you love: them slipping out of this world and into the next just that suddenly. We only read about it because she was famous.

I wonder if she and Liam ever starred together in anything other than "Nell"? She really was a lovely woman, and a talented actress. I am about as likely ever to meet Liam Neeson as I am to win the lottery, and yet I can still feel sad for him and the other loved ones she left behind.

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She was really quite lovely. She had a pure energy about her and a charming likeability.

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Autopsy results already reported by ABC News radio: epidural hematoma.
No too uncommon, this poor soul was just at the end of the what's the worst that can happen scenario.

I was so sad to hear about her death. Really very shocking, and unfair. She was a decent, respectable, clean living, family oriented woman who was an actual legitimate actress, unlike the trash littering Hollywood today. I hope she and her family find peace eventually.

This has me strangely saddened. I wasn't a fan of hers never saw one of her films with the expection of maybe 30 mins of the Parent Trap remake. I really feel for her family.

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Too.
Fucking.
Sad.

My heart is breaking for Liam and the kids. Why God, why?! She wasn't no crazy cokey whore! She was normal and decent!

P.S. An article on 'Talk and Die' syndrome, from MSN Health: http://health.msn.com/blogs/daily-dose-post.aspx?post=1014042&GT1=31036

If you injure your head, even if you feel fine, GO TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY!

so sad. sorry to the family for their loss

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@Lavadama
well said
i have never heard of ms richardson until the other day. and it was shocking that her death was so sudden
i feel for her family
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Well said!

Submitted by natasha240 on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 6:07am.

Sure, it's sad. But who cares? People die every minute of every day. Those of you posting that you are crying over this kill me.....you did not know her. The drama is too much.

Natasha, your rude behavior is appalling. I'm sure many people here are sincere about many of the nice things that they've said about Mrs. Richardson. Ignore what people are saying if it doesn't tickle your fancy, you fucking flaming troll. STFU and let the people here express themselves without judgement.

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Well I do care about her dying. Who cares if you don't give a shit? I do. She was one of the greats, a neat person with true talent & not a twat-bearing attention whore. RIP :(

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When a celebrity dies, it brings our own mortality closer to us. We have to face it in ourselves. We perceive them as people who are untouchable by human things, like death. When it is someone who lives a life that is perceived as one filled with a goodness and love, it makes it all the more tragic. Often, we relate ourselves to some celebrities in different ways. We like to bitch and piss and moan about their bad behavior, but when someone who appeared to live in the genuine world dies, it affects us.

Submitted by natasha240 on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 6:07am.

Sure, it's sad. But who cares? People die every minute of every day. Those of you posting that you are crying over this kill me.....you did not know her. The drama is too much.

Oh so you're the attention seeking cunt of the day?? Well congratufuckinglations, bitch.

Anyhow, I did have a good cry over her dying yesterday. I don't do that often with famous people that die. It was honestly the thoughts of her entire family grieving for her at the hospital, saying goodbye and being there as she slowly died after they unplugged her. Been there, done that. Not fun. She was a beautiful, classy lady and one hell of an actress. She will be missed by many people.

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Submitted by Zappy on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 10:55am.

LC don't laugh, I'm wearing Bubble Wrap right now, under my HazMat suit, ya never know.
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I can't judge if I'm using bubble wrap as a slip under my dress.

This is so tragic.............one can only learn from her death.

Rest in peace Natasha!

LC don't laugh, I'm wearing Bubble Wrap right now, under my HazMat suit, ya never know.

Submitted by Zappy on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 10:46am.

@ LC not to laugh because it's so terribly sad, but I think people are going to overcompensate now because of this tragedy.
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Oh totally. Parents are going to put bubble wrap inside their kids' helmets when they go skiing.

@ Rocket

Thanks for the info. I'm sure it will be awhile before we find out what really happened to her, poor girl. She was so talented, very classy lady.

there was a neurologist on GMA this morning. He said hitting your head on either side is alot more dangerous than hitting your head in the front or back.

Here's the video on that. Damn I hate those ads they place in the front of these videos.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7109626

@ LC not to laugh because it's so terribly sad, but I think people are going to overcompensate now because of this tragedy.

I bumped my head on the wall in the shower this morning and had a mini freakout. I almost want to walk around with an old-school hockey helmet just to be safe.

Submitted by natasha240 on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 6:07am.

Sure, it's sad. But who cares? People die every minute of every day. Those of you posting that you are crying over this kill me.....you did not know her.
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It causes us all to feel our own mortality; our own fragility; our vulnerabilities, in a very potent way.

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Submitted by M.E. on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 10:32am.

This is very sad yet bizarre at the same time. From all the reports I've seen, she didn't hit her head on anything but snow. Was there a rock under there? Did she have an weak blood vessel that burst upon impact? There are so many questions.
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Given the weird weather in Canada this year, a loooot of snow hills have got LOTS of ice under the powder. She likely hit a patch of it.

@ Cranberry

They probably called as a precautionary measure. Sometimes people don't understand the seriousness of a seemingly benign situation. They had her sign a waiver that she was declining treatment, otherwise there could be a lawsuit.

Very sad.

This is very sad yet bizarre at the same time. From all the reports I've seen, she didn't hit her head on anything but snow. Was there a rock under there? Did she have an weak blood vessel that burst upon impact? There are so many questions.

It's not like Sonny Bono who slammed into a tree doing down a black diamond.

RIP. Prayers to Liam and her sons, along with her extended family.

This has seriously scared the crap out of me and I hope it scares other people into seeking medical treatment for any head injury. I bumped my head on a bunk bed yesterday and was like, "shit, do I have to see a doctor now?" I didn't but things like this are so random and that's what makes it scary.

I'd like to learn more about what happened at the ski resort. I'm sure the resort won't say much else and it will be up to TMZ or Natasha's family to come forward to comment on what exactly happened out there. She fell and an ambulance was called but Natasha turned them away because she was okay until an hour later. If it was only a minor fall, why did the ski instructor feel the need to call an ambulance? I have a feeling that she must have banged her head pretty damn hard on ice or a rock.

Thank goodness that I've fallen on my ass so many times instead of my head. I fall every year on ice and I always try to break the fall with my hands or land on my ass. Dammit, I wish that first ambulance had treated her. She could've been saved.

I am so sad over this and I never ever met her...she just seemed so full of life, classy, vibrant, vivacious, great actress from a legendary lineage...but what's saddest is of course the loss to her family and friends. What a sudden and horrible death from a seemingly innocuous fall (she didn't even hit her head on anything!) It's awful.

The internet is full of photos of her with Liam Neeson looking adoringly at each other. They were married 15 years and obviously loved each other deeply. My heart goes out to him, their children, and the rest of her family, especially her mother. No parent wants to outlive their child.

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How very sad. She seemed very classy and low key given the fame that she earned as well as that of her family and husband. RIP Natasha, and I hope your sons find a way to remember their mother with joy. God, it's Mother's day in the UK this Sunday- that makes it worse somehow.

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so very sad.

RIP Natasha.

I think we all know that the paps are going to go into overdrive on this and talk about how this could have been prevented, etc.

It's not fair; Natasha was a class act and we still have Parasite, Lohan, Britney, Winehouse, running loose.

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