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Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 5:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
OMG OG ... that poem is amazing. I am going to copy it and put it next to my organ donor card.

Tragic to leave so young.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 5:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I was a little scared to bring up the subject, but if it just gets one more TV Clubhouser to think about being a donor then I'm glad I did it.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
In CA you can also register online http://www.donatelifecalifornia.org/. I'm registered.

Thank you for bringing this up OG .. it is such an important subject!!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I'm registered here in Oregon.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 8:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I'm very saddened by her sudden loss, but also a bit sad that she did not donate organs. Seems like the perfect situation to donate.

such a scary accident to happen. A wake up call to all of us to treat head trauma very, very seriously. Such a loss for Liam and his family and hers.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
My Dr tells me I'm not allowed to donate organs because of my heart failure. I wish I could.

Msbullwnkl
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08-16-2005

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Msbullwnkl a private message Print Post    
og-

After my friend died in a car accident in high school, I signed my donor card. His family passed out that poem at his funeral. I still have my copy of it. Thank you for posting it here. I was wondering if they donated her organs.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 9:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Thanks for posting that poem. I've printed it out and put it in my wallet.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I absolutely believe in organ donation and that was one of the things I thought about when my husband had his heart attack (they were preparing me for massive brain damage), BUT
before we start criticizing her family, we don't know if they did or not, or whether or not she was a even a candidate.

Holly
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07-22-2001

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
How do you know that "the family didn't take advantage of her being an organ donor as I believe a donor has to be on life support all through the harvesting of the organs."??

She was on life support from Monday through Wednesday. I don't think you have any way of knowing what was going on inside that hospital room unless it's a bona fide fact you somehow have access to. I can't believe people are already jumping to such conclusions and speculating and critizing what should be a very personal and private choice. Do you even know if she was registered as an organ donor?

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 11:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Please read that I used the word 'appears'...maybe they did, or there could have been pre-existing conditions that would render her not a candidate for donation.. I just wanted to use the forum to remind us all to be thinking ahead of what we want done at the time of our deaths.

Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
We usually don't know that much detail unless the spokesperson themselves anounced it.

We don't know if they did or didn't, and it didn't 'appear' to be anything to me other than someone lost their life too soon.

We really shouldn't speculate on anything.

ETA: Either way, it was a beautiful poem.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, March 20, 2009 - 5:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Neeson Sees Broadway Tribute To Richardson
20 March 2009 5:00 AM, PDT


Devastated Liam Neeson was supported by his actor pals as he attended a moving tribute to tragic wife Natasha Richardson in New York on Thursday night.

Theatres on Broadway dimmed their lights for a minute in honour of the Maid in Manhattan star, who died on Wednesday from head injuries after a skiing accident.

Neeson emerged from his New York home to witness the tribute - and was comforted by his close friends Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick.

The Sex and the City star was among the crowds lining Broadway to pay their respects to Richardson, and was seen hugging Neeson as he attended the event with his wife's mother Vanessa Redgrave and other family members.

Meanwhile, fellow British actor Jeremy Irons struggled to contain his emotions as he spoke about Richardson during a television interview.

Asked for his thoughts on the tragedy on U.S. TV's The Today Show, Irons said: "It's... it's... absolutely terrible. It just reminds us how fragile life is. As a father and as a husband I feel for him - for the family - so, so much.

"I suppose what I have to remember is that could happen to any of us at any time - so make the most of it."

Staff at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where Richardson studied her craft, are to launch a scholarship fund in her memory.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 9:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Richardson To Be Buried On Sunday
20 March 2009 6:25 PM, PDT


Actress Natasha Richardson will be buried in a private family ceremony near her Millbrook Dutchess County home in New York.

The tragic star's husband Liam Neeson, their two sons, members of her family and close friends like Matthew Modine and moviemaker Mike Nichols gathered for a wake at the American Irish Historical Society in Manhattan on Friday and they'll say their farewells to the actress on Sunday.

Police are preparing for traffic congestion and huge crowds as fans head to Millbrook to pay tribute to the late star, who died on Wednesday after suffering a traumatic brain injury while learning to ski in Montreal, Canada.

Broadway theatre bosses paid tribute to the actress on Thursday night by dimming the lights of New York's theatreland for a minute.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 5:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Jane Goody, the British Big Brother and reality show star, has died of cancer.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 6:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Apologies, her name is Jade Goody.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 7:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I've been following her story for several months. I was hoping she'd survive and be able to raise her sons.

British Reality TV Star Goody Dies
22 March 2009 7:10 AM, PDT

British reality TV star Jade Goody has died after losing her battle with cervical cancer. She was 27.

Goody, who shot to fame in 2002 after appearing on the U.K. version of Big Brother, passed away at her home in Upshire, south east England in the early hours of Sunday.

The TV personality was diagnosed with cancer while appearing on India's reality show Big Boss last August, and underwent an emergency hysterectomy.

She bravely battled the illness by undergoing chemotherapy, subsequently showcasing her pain and hair loss on TV in reality show Living with Jade Goody.

Her cancer spread to her liver, groin, and bowel and she was told earlier this year that her chances of survival had been dramatically reduced. Just days later, doctors gave Goody the devastating news that there was nothing more they could do, and she only had months to live.

After her death was announced, Goody's mother Jackiey Budden said: "My beautiful daughter is at peace."

Goody carved out a lucrative career through magazine and book deals and starring in a string of reality shows.

Hugely popular with celebrity magazine readers in the U.K., Goody's good fortune was left in tatters after she was accused of racism over comments she made to Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty during the filming of Britain's Celebrity Big Brother in 2006.

After her cancer was announced, Goody documented her struggle in a series of U.K. press interviews, admitting she was eager to earn as much money for her children in case she died from the disease. Just weeks before her death, she wed her sweetheart Jack Tweed in an emotional ceremony - banking an estimated $1 million (£750,000) from a magazine deal for the poignant wedding pictures.

A week later, she and her two sons Bobby, five, and four year old Freddie, were christened.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 9:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
so sad, my prayers go out to those boys.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 3:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Loved ones of actress Natasha Richardson assembled for a private funeral service near her family estate in upstate New York.

Richardson's husband Liam Neeson was one of the pallbearers who carried his wife's casket into St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Millbrook, NY. Among the celebrities spotted in the crowd were Ralph Fiennes, Holly Hunter, Uma Thurman and Laura Linney.

A burial ceremony was then held under a tent constructed at the nearby St. Peter's Cemetery, where Richardson was laid to rest. Family members attending the service included mother Vanessa Redgrave, sister Joely Richardson and her two sons with Lesson, Micheal and Daniel.

The services on Suday brought to a close a tragic week in which the Tony Award-winning actress passed away at the age of 45 following a skiing accident in Canada on Monday

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 10:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I thought this was a beautiful photo of the flowers left on Natasha's grave. Found it at the
www.poughkeepsiejournal.com
where they have about 67 photos in an online gallery.

Lillies on Natasha's grave after burial. RIP.

I do have a question re the 2 photos below. Can anyone identify the man on the left at Natasha's funeral (Ralph Fiennes on the right). He looks SOOOOO familiar, but can't put a name to the face.

Mystery Man next to Ralph Fiennes-1

Mystery Man next to Ralph Fiennes-2

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 10:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Isn't he a reporter for one of the entertainment shows, like ET or Access Hollywood or something like that?

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Hi Sugar! Amazed someone is around at this time of night to respond!

I was thinking that, Sugar, but I visited both ET and Access Hollywood websites and couldn't find him in the bios (there were about 6 to 8 bios on each website.) I also wondered if "Inside Edition" or Extra and briefly explored there. Maybe he's not "on" enough to make the bios, but it's just so frustrating not to be able to place him!

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 10:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Yep, I'm here. I don't sleep very well and am not working right now so am back to my old night owl ways.

Maybe someone else will know. I surprised myself by looking at the photos from the link you provided, don't normally look at funeral photos. I was kinda surprised not to see Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick. Don't know why, I guess that the video from the Broadway lights dimming intimated that they were very good friends. This is such a sad story. I hope her family has love and good memories to ease the pain of their loss.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 11:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
He's in pic #45, too, but no idea who he is.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 11:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
And again in photo #60, looks like once more with Ralph Fiennes.

And, Sugar, Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick ARE very good friends.They were there both at the Broadway honor of dimming of the lights, and the next day for the wake. I guess they couldn't make it for the funeral; Lauren Bacall wasn't there either, even though she went to the hospital and the wake.

Here's a link re Sarah and Matthew:
http://www.examiner.com/x-264-Celebrity-News-Examiner~y2009m3d21-Stars-join-Liam-Neeson-at-Natasha-Richardsons-wake-funeral-set-for-Sunday-in-upsate-New-York

I love the song lyric that Sarah quoted:
Sarah Jessica Parker earlier quoted Cole Porter's song "Everytime We Say Goodbye," telling Us:

It's as if Porter were writing the sentiments of everyone who was privileged enough to know, work with or love the late great Ms. Richardson.

Every time we say goodbye, I die a little.
Every time we say goodbye, I wonder why a little.
Why the gods above me, who must be in the know,
think so little of me they allow you to go.
When you're near there's such an air of spring about it.
I can hear a lark somewhere begin to sing about it.
There's no love song finer but how strange the change from major to minor,
Every time we say goodbye, every single time we say goodbye.

And Matthew Broderick told reporters the grief would not go away soon:

Natasha was a very close friend of our family, so it's been a very, very sad few days, and I think it will stay that way for a good while.