Movies and TV Actress Natasha Richardson reportedly brain dead after ski accident - Page 2

memyselfI · 08:33 PM

If this story is true it's not only very sad but very scary. I had never heard of the syndrome that might be the cause of her becoming fatally ill. I'm so sorry for her family.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03172009...ead_160027.htm

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...ing-to-un.html

According to unconfirmed reports, Natasha Richardson has been declared brain dead after a ski accident Monday at a Canadian resort.

The New York Post reports that the actress' unnamed friends say she is on life support and is on her way to New York for friends and family to say goodbye.

But there's been no official confirmation of this terrible news.

A spokesperson at Sacre Coeur Hospital in Montreal, where Richardson, 45, was taken Monday night, would only say Richardson is no longer in Canada.

Richardson was feeling fine for nearly an hour Monday after falling on a beginner's run during a private ski lesson.

The British-born Richardson was not wearing a ski helmet during ski lesson on the Nansen, a beginners’ run.

Richardson was at the bottom of the run, in what is known as the flats, during the midafternoon lesson when she fell and tumbled down the hill.

Media reports said her sons, Micheal, 13, and Daniel, 12, were with her at the time of the accident.

She did not hit anyone or anything before coming to a stop and the ski instructor was by her side within seconds, the spokesperson for Sacre Coeur said. There was no sign of injury, no cut or bleeding.

Two ski patrollers helped Richardson but she was able to walk to her room at the resort’s Quintessence Hotel, where she'd been staying since Sunday.

Britain's BBC reports that a member of Richardson family, who asked not to be named, said the family was "very distressed."

We pray that this report of her being brain dead is not true and that Natasha, a terrific actress, wonderful mother and loving wife, will be OK.

Pioli Zombie · 03-17-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Liam Neeson's wife, and an actress who has been in a bunch of movies that I've never seen.

If only I had sold this watch. I could have saved her!

Ok that is reeeeeaaaallly bad. I'm sorry
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Miles · 03-17-2009, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Liam Neeson's wife, and an actress who has been in a bunch of movies that I've never seen.

Also Vanessa Redgrave's daughter.

FAX · 03-17-2009, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Anyone else notice the only time DEnise slithers out of DC is when someone is dead, or dying? Kinda creepy if you ask me.

Yep. I have noticed it too, Mr. Bugeater. She's kind of like the mortician lady who spends her entire life dressing and talking to dead bodies in a dark, damp, secluded basement under the funeral home and only climbs the creaky, run-down stairs to leave the house when there's a serious tragedy or horrific, disastrous catastrophe of some kind to scream at strangers, "I told you so!!!!".

FAX

**Iowanian** · 03-17-2009, 10:11 PM

Because I found my way into a little green beer tonight, I'm temped to be crass and pen and Irish themed poem that would surely be inappropriate.

FAX · 03-17-2009, 10:13 PM

As for the story, it's a little early to declare her brain-dead, is it not?

Anyway, I wish her the best. A freak accident, obviously. On three separate occasions, I've seen peeps ski directly into trees or the little houses by the lift at 30 miles an hour, land like a sack of flour with skis flying and poles and arms and legs all akimbo, get right back up, and walk away. It makes you wonder how many of those peeps suffered severe problems later. I've never really thought of it before.

FAX

badgirl · 03-17-2009, 10:20 PM

I heard something about this on the news before I came to work tonight, but it didn't mention anything about her being brain dead. It did say she would be brought back to a US hospital.

**CrazyPhuD** · 03-17-2009, 10:40 PM

So this is more than a little creepy for me, since I literally just came back from the slopes. I ride blacks and double blacks and go on tree runs, etc....risk is part of the sport and you know everytime you go up you might not come back down. There are alot of things you can do to protect yourself, but the truth is the only way to be safe is to stay in the lodge.

That said I'm not sure I buy all of the story there has to be more too it. I've ridding all over north america and if she was on a beginner slope, then you're not really going to tumble very far or even very hard. Green runs are terrible, because for the most part they are flat. It's not actually easy to pick up alot of speed on them and speed is what tends to cause the damage in the fall. Now there is one major exception...what were the resort conditions. The one place that can be dangerous for anyone is if it is ice conditions. Even if the run is groomed, if it's icy you likely have a few inches of loose snow followed by very hard ice. If she fell on ice and directly hit her head then it would have been like hitting concrete and that could have caused serious trauma.

That said if it wasn't icy then I'm not sure I by that her condition was caused by a fall on a beginner run. Either some other condition caused the fall(seizure? or mild stroke or blood clot) or she wasn't really on a beginner run. It's just hard on those runs to build up enough force for real impact, unless it's icy...otherwise the snow is pretty damn effective at breaking your fall.

Miles · 03-17-2009, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD

So this is more than a little creepy for me, since I literally just came back from the slopes. I ride blacks and double blacks and go on tree runs, etc....risk is part of the sport and you know everytime you go up you might not come back down. There are alot of things you can do to protect yourself, but the truth is the only way to be safe is to stay in the lodge.

That said I'm not sure I buy all of the story there has to be more too it. I've ridding all over north america and if she was on a beginner slope, then you're not really going to tumble very far or even very hard. Green runs are terrible, because for the most part they are flat. It's not actually easy to pick up alot of speed on them and speed is what tends to cause the damage in the fall. Now there is one major exception...what were the resort conditions. The one place that can be dangerous for anyone is if it is ice conditions. Even if the run is groomed, if it's icy you likely have a few inches of loose snow followed by very hard ice. If she fell on ice and directly hit her head then it would have been like hitting concrete and that could have caused serious trauma.

That said if it wasn't icy then I'm not sure I by that her condition was caused by a fall on a beginner run. Either some other condition caused the fall(seizure? or mild stroke or blood clot) or she wasn't really on a beginner run. It's just hard on those runs to build up enough force for real impact, unless it's icy...otherwise the snow is pretty damn effective at breaking your fall.

Still most green are fairly packed down even in good conditions and even more so near the base where this apparently happened.

Basically helmets are becoming more common for a reason.

no love · 03-18-2009, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

It's not a syndrome, it's called a cerebral hemorrhage.

isn't that how apollo died?

HMc · 03-18-2009, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD

So this is more than a little creepy for me, since I literally just came back from the slopes. I ride blacks and double blacks and go on tree runs, etc....risk is part of the sport and you know everytime you go up you might not come back down. There are alot of things you can do to protect yourself, but the truth is the only way to be safe is to stay in the lodge.

That said I'm not sure I buy all of the story there has to be more too it. I've ridding all over north america and if she was on a beginner slope, then you're not really going to tumble very far or even very hard. Green runs are terrible, because for the most part they are flat. It's not actually easy to pick up alot of speed on them and speed is what tends to cause the damage in the fall. Now there is one major exception...what were the resort conditions. The one place that can be dangerous for anyone is if it is ice conditions. Even if the run is groomed, if it's icy you likely have a few inches of loose snow followed by very hard ice. If she fell on ice and directly hit her head then it would have been like hitting concrete and that could have caused serious trauma.

That said if it wasn't icy then I'm not sure I by that her condition was caused by a fall on a beginner run. Either some other condition caused the fall(seizure? or mild stroke or blood clot) or she wasn't really on a beginner run. It's just hard on those runs to build up enough force for real impact, unless it's icy...otherwise the snow is pretty damn effective at breaking your fall.

You're carrying on like hardpack/surface ice is a rarity on beginner runs, when it really isnt.

Greens tend not to be two feet deep in powder.

badgirl · 03-18-2009, 03:16 AM

I have looked at CNN and Headline news and neither report mentions her being braindead.

Fat Elvis · 03-18-2009, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

Sorry, it was actually discussed in a different article. It's called 'talk and die syndrome' and apparently it can happen after a seemingly innocuous injury.

Coming from you, that is no small bit of irony....

**DaKCMan AP** · 03-18-2009, 07:31 AM

Terrible for her and her family and, while I wish her the best and hope for recovery, I find stories like these doubly disturbing because if she wasn't a celebrity this would get ZERO coverage.

Amnorix · 03-18-2009, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

So who the crap is natasha richardson anyway?
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Oldest daughter of Vanessa Redgrave, a famous, Tony-award winning stage actress who was in some movies nobody has ever heard of, and the wife of Liam Neeson.

Don't worry -- I never heard of her either until this morning...

Very sad story.

Deberg_1990 · 03-18-2009, 07:43 AM

She was bigger like 10-15 years ago. She was an up and comer. Last big movie i remember her being in was "Nell" The one where Jodie Foster played the crazy girl in the woods.

Shes actually pretty attractive and so is her sister Joely who was on Nip/Tuck for several years.

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memyselfI CHANGEd your mind yet???? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lunatics Anonymous Casino cash: $10005234	Actress Natasha Richardson reportedly brain dead after ski accident If this story is true it's not only very sad but very scary. I had never heard of the syndrome that might be the cause of her becoming fatally ill. I'm so sorry for her family. http://www.nypost.com/seven/03172009...ead_160027.htm http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...ing-to-un.html According to unconfirmed reports, Natasha Richardson has been declared brain dead after a ski accident Monday at a Canadian resort. The New York Post reports that the actress' unnamed friends say she is on life support and is on her way to New York for friends and family to say goodbye. But there's been no official confirmation of this terrible news. A spokesperson at Sacre Coeur Hospital in Montreal, where Richardson, 45, was taken Monday night, would only say Richardson is no longer in Canada. Richardson was feeling fine for nearly an hour Monday after falling on a beginner's run during a private ski lesson. The British-born Richardson was not wearing a ski helmet during ski lesson on the Nansen, a beginners’ run. Richardson was at the bottom of the run, in what is known as the flats, during the midafternoon lesson when she fell and tumbled down the hill. Media reports said her sons, Micheal, 13, and Daniel, 12, were with her at the time of the accident. She did not hit anyone or anything before coming to a stop and the ski instructor was by her side within seconds, the spokesperson for Sacre Coeur said. There was no sign of injury, no cut or bleeding. Two ski patrollers helped Richardson but she was able to walk to her room at the resort’s Quintessence Hotel, where she'd been staying since Sunday. Britain's BBC reports that a member of Richardson family, who asked not to be named, said the family was "very distressed." We pray that this report of her being brain dead is not true and that Natasha, a terrific actress, wonderful mother and loving wife, will be OK. Last edited by memyselfI; 03-17-2009 at 08:33 PM..
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03-17-2009, 10:40 PM	#22
CrazyPhuD Meow Join Date: Jun 2005 Casino cash: $10005050	So this is more than a little creepy for me, since I literally just came back from the slopes. I ride blacks and double blacks and go on tree runs, etc....risk is part of the sport and you know everytime you go up you might not come back down. There are alot of things you can do to protect yourself, but the truth is the only way to be safe is to stay in the lodge. That said I'm not sure I buy all of the story there has to be more too it. I've ridding all over north america and if she was on a beginner slope, then you're not really going to tumble very far or even very hard. Green runs are terrible, because for the most part they are flat. It's not actually easy to pick up alot of speed on them and speed is what tends to cause the damage in the fall. Now there is one major exception...what were the resort conditions. The one place that can be dangerous for anyone is if it is ice conditions. Even if the run is groomed, if it's icy you likely have a few inches of loose snow followed by very hard ice. If she fell on ice and directly hit her head then it would have been like hitting concrete and that could have caused serious trauma. That said if it wasn't icy then I'm not sure I by that her condition was caused by a fall on a beginner run. Either some other condition caused the fall(seizure? or mild stroke or blood clot) or she wasn't really on a beginner run. It's just hard on those runs to build up enough force for real impact, unless it's icy...otherwise the snow is pretty damn effective at breaking your fall. __________________ "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t*rd by the clean end"
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