natasharichardsonaccident

posts about #natasharichardsonaccident more →
'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
Natasha Richardson Update: Conflicting Reports

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

LLH
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
this is stunning news...very sad...thoughts going out to the family...
Reply

LLH was starred LLH was unstarred

SteamyMcFirecrotch
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
NOW will you listen to the trees' demands to cease logging?!

For gosh sakes, how many celebrities are we gonna have to lose in skiing accidents?!
Reply

SteamyMcFirecrotch was starred

AuntPenny
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
....I don't even know what to say to this. It's too sad.

Yes, I am crying.
Reply

AuntPenny was starred AuntPenny was unstarred

BookishLookish
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
I feel so sorry for Liam Neeson. He is going to torment himself for not being around when she hurt herself and making her go to the hospital for a scan right away. I hope he can find some peace and not suffer guilt, along with the horrid loss.
Reply

BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred

Mackintosh-Toffee
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
Sadness:

[www.montrealgazette.com]
Reply

Mackintosh-Toffee was starred

bonmot
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
Why are we so touched when something like this happens to a celebrity? Few of us here knew her, and yet we are so deeply struck by the tragedy of it all. This is NOT to take away anything from her or her family. I have been following this story closely, hoping for a different outcome. Yet far worse things befall our fellow humans on a daily basis, but we carry on without pause.
Reply

bonmot was starred bonmot was unstarred

Tart of Darkness
03/18/09

@bonmot: For me? It's the ordinariness. She's out on a bunny slope with a private instructor, takes an unspectacular fall and the next thing you know she's in ICU with people speculating she's brain dead. And she's young and has two little boys who need her. It's pretty easy to identify with for me, so it touches me.
Reply

Tart of Darkness was starred Tart of Darkness was unstarred

Tart of Darkness
03/18/09

@Tart of Darkness: BTW, close to being dead is almost as bad as it gets in terms of things that befall other human beings.
Reply

Tart of Darkness was starred Tart of Darkness was unstarred

valet_of_the_dolls
03/18/09

@bonmot: 1) Because the heart-wringing details are right there in front of us, on Gawker and elsewhere, and b) because despite decades of evidence to the contrary, I think even the most pragmatic among us still tend to see fame and wealth as some kind of insulation against the random awful things that life can deal out.
Reply

valet_of_the_dolls was starred

DaveCrabtree
03/18/09

@Tart of Darkness: Why do movies or plays or novels move us? Those people are not only unknown to us, but they're not even real. We are sympathetic creatures, most of us anyway, and these stories, because they are so ordinary and could happen to us (and have, see one of my comments above), are so easy to sympathize with. If the press went down the hospital hallway and devoted 24/7 coverage to the poor brain-dead mom or dad or grandma or grandpa in the next room, we'd feel sympathy for them, too. It's just that the celebs are the ones who get the attention.
Reply

DaveCrabtree was starred DaveCrabtree was unstarred

Bunnya69
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
I just lost a friend last week who collapsed while playing with her son; she too was brain dead.

This sucks.
Reply

Bunnya69 was starred Bunnya69 was unstarred

DaveCrabtree
03/18/09

@Bunnya69: It really sucks. My best friend died of brain trauma she suffered when her horse fell on her during a riding competition. She was on life support for three or four days before the doctors and the family decided there was no hope and pulled the plug. For that time, we sat by her bed, talking to her (or to ourselves, we'll never know) or just looking at her. Other than the head bandages, she looked like she was napping, and I kept thinking that I should just touch her shoulder and say "Wake up! Let's get out of here" and she would and we would and it would all be over. It was the cruelty of that cosmic joke that kept me crying for weeks, something I didn't do upon the deaths of my parents.
Reply

DaveCrabtree was starred DaveCrabtree was unstarred

FormerEnglishMajor
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
Why is it that the "good" moms - you know, the ones who are sober and caring, don't party until 4 am, go on vacations with them, aren't in pap shots drunk; the ones who are wonderful role models - have things like this happen to them? And the ones who seem to have children like props who they dress up like dolls, or pick up for a couple of minutes a week, or for a staged photo op - destroy themselves, f*** up their kids, and survive?

I only started skiing after college, and I do what Natasha does - bunny slopes, with an instructor, no helmet. How could this happen? I keep trying to imagine what she could have hit with her head, how it was possible....

my heart goes out to those two boys. 12 and 13 is a tough, tough time to lose your mom. And she seemed like a special one.
Reply

FormerEnglishMajor was starred

If_I_Had_a_Poodle
03/18/09

@FormerEnglishMajor: it might have been the other way around, that she had something else happen to her -- cerebral hemorrhage, heart attack, that caused the fall

that is often the case with old people, for example; they don't break their hips because they fall ... they fall because their hips snapped
Reply

If_I_Had_a_Poodle was starred

hollygirl
03/18/09

@FormerEnglishMajor: Please get a helmet. If only to be a good role mdoel for your kids.
Reply

hollygirl was starred hollygirl was unstarred

TriedandTrue
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
I think the scariest part of this story for me is the fact she was initially OK - or thought she was OK - when the accident happened. Scary to think you could be fine and then an hour later - be in ICU.
Reply

TriedandTrue was starred TriedandTrue was unstarred

badasscat
03/18/09

@TriedandTrue: I thought the same thing. Apparently she walked into the hospital under her own power, complaining of a headache. It's difficult to think of what could have happened that would cause a person to deteriorate so quickly and in such an unrecoverable way inside a hospital.

And because of that, I'm still not quite believing these reports. Although I realize that where there's smoke there's usually fire, so they're probably more likely right than not. But I'm still holding out some hope that they're not.
Reply

badasscat was starred badasscat was unstarred

MsMuffinMcGuffin
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
Ryan, thank you for a well written and respectful post.

This situation breaks my heart - I feel so sad for Natasha Richardson and all her loved ones. What a terrible tragedy.

I saw her and Liam Neeson a few years ago on the Upper East Side. They just radiated glamour and class. Everyone was staring at them because it was simply impossible not to. And they were very gracious and friendly to everyone who approached.

I hate it when bad things happen to good people.
Reply

MsMuffinMcGuffin was starred MsMuffinMcGuffin was unstarred

Moriturus
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
So, no local Repubtards are going to say that it was her fault because she signed the contract with the warnings and the waiver in it?
Reply

Moriturus was starred Moriturus was unstarred

DaveCrabtree
03/18/09

@Moriturus: We will when her family sues the resort for not warning her that skiing can be dangerous.

But that's not important right now. A beautiful, talented actress who is also the wife of a popular actor and the mother of two young kids is injured in a horrible accident and is now being surrounded by her family on a death vigil, and your first reaction is to bash people with whom you have a political disagreement? Dude, what is your problem? Stop being a liberal just for a few minutes and try to be a human being.
Reply

DaveCrabtree was starred DaveCrabtree was unstarred

What I Meant Was...
03/18/09

@DaveCrabtree: If you are a Republican, that is an uncharacteristically thoughtful response.
Reply

momof3wildkids
03/18/09

@What I Meant Was...: You forget that the Republicans are generally the party that is supportive of 'Life.'
Reply

momof3wildkids was starred momof3wildkids was unstarred

DaveCrabtree
03/18/09

@What I Meant Was...: Yes, I am a Republican (there, I admit it), and am happy to throw down with any Democrat in most circumstances, but not in all of them. There are some things in life that are WAY more important than politics, and I think our country would be a lot better off if more people learned that lesson and didn't measure every nanosecond of experience through a partisan filter.

Thanks for the compliment. I also thought it was a thoughtful response, and one sincerely felt. As for the "uncharacteristically" insult (which proves my point, no?), go fuck yourself.
Reply

DaveCrabtree was starred DaveCrabtree was unstarred

valet_of_the_dolls
03/18/09

@momof3wildkids: Yeah... Right up until you get born.
Reply

valet_of_the_dolls was starred

maevemealone
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
I'm still mad Gawker thought it clever to call her a famous actors wife... I wish her peace and her family comfort.
Reply

maevemealone was starred maevemealone was unstarred

SteveManiac
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
This time would be better spent asking why our own health insurance companies are allowed to jettison us to the curb should such a tragedy befall us.
Reply

SteveManiac was starred SteveManiac was unstarred

easternsike
03/18/09

@SteveManiac: my grandfather died from internal bleeding and brain swelling after a fall. our family sat with him in the hospital while they kept him on life support so we could say goodbye. believe me this is not the time to start speculating how this could potentially affect oneself in the future or make a larger argument over the healthcare system. it's heart wrenching to watch someone pass away so unexpectedly.
Reply

easternsike was starred easternsike was unstarred

If_I_Had_a_Poodle
03/18/09

@SteveManiac:

@easternsike: it's a fine opportunity to look at the larger question. celebrity tragedy > public discussion > change for the better

celebs who have tragic accidents or illnesses at least don't have to worry about the insurance and about getting the best possible care

the rest of us do have those worries

sorry about your granddad
Reply

If_I_Had_a_Poodle was starred

DeadliestSin
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
I've been there- when I was nineteen my mom died of brain cancer, she was brain dead for 5 days before her body stopped working.
I don't know which is worse, waiting for a body to die when you know there's no hope of any other outcome, or being able to end it immediately by taking someone off life support.
My heart goes out to this family, it's a terrible position to be in and having the media spotlight on them benefits few.
Reply

DeadliestSin was starred DeadliestSin was unstarred

Steve Holt's Mother Part Deux
03/18/09

In reply to 'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York
In 1993 or so, I was on break in a little retail store, in the basement and smoking cigarettes and reading a Vanity Fair with Liam Neesen. It was a big profile about how the "badboy," had been reformed and was dating Natasha Richardson. I had never heard of her, only her family.

I had been in a horrible mood and for some reason that article made me smile. Their dialogue back and forth was adorable. Whenever I have heard about them over the years I think back to the basement, and the article, and I'm always happy for them.

It's amazing how people we don't know can effect us.

I'm still hoping that the papers are wrong.
Reply

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

#natasharichardsonaccident

Gawker

SUBSCRIBE TO Gawker

'Vigil' For Natasha Richardson in New York

Natasha Richardson Update: Conflicting Reports

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment