Mar 19 2009
Natasha Richardson Dies
As you all may already know, actress Natasha Richardson (45) has passed away after injuries she suffered after her skiing accident. It was only yesterday when I reported this when the family was deciding whether to take her off of life support. The family took her off of life support at around 1:30 pm yesterday and she died at around 8 pm last night. I was still trying to hold out hope that she might have pulled through until I heard on the radio that she was taken off life support. I figured it was only a matter of time before she would pass away.
An autopsy was performed on Natasha. The medical examiner said that the actress died of epidural hematoma because of the blow to her head. As I reported yesterday, she had leakage on her brain and skull which lead to her being brain dead.
She was best known for her roles in The Parent Trap and Maid in Manhattan. She was also a Tony-winning actress. I just saw The Parent Trap a couple of weeks ago and I never imagined that this would happen to her. I also just bought Maid in Manhattan on DVD and again, I didn’t think that this would happen.
I really feel bad for her family. They must really feel devastated by this loss because it was one that no one saw coming. She was a healthy woman before this happened to her. She was also really young when she died. It’s strange to know that one minute she was here and the next she was gone. I hope that her family and friends will be okay. As long as they have each other, they may be able to get through the loss. I’m sure this is no comfort right now, but thankfully she won’t be suffering anymore. If she woke up from the coma, she may have ended up in a vegetative state and she may not have wanted to live like that. I hope that this tragedy will bring more awareness to how important it is to be careful when you are skiing. The instructors should have stressed that she wore a helmet while she was skiing. She was a first-time skier after all so the instructor should have made sure that she was wearing her helmet. This horrible incident might have been prevented if they had made sure that she was wearing a helmet at the time. I hope that no one else has to lose their lives this way. It’s a horrible way to die.
My heart goes out to her family and friends. Natasha is survived by her husband, two sons, her mother, as well as other relatives.
I was so sad to hear this last night.
It’s so devastating to see a very young and talented person like her died too soon.
It is terrible abot Natasha Richardson she had everything to live for and this happens. Why is life like this one minute everything is O.K and the next it all falls to pieces.