Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident- Page 3
Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#50re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 10:51amHorrible news and such a downer. What a wonderful actress. I pray for her and her family.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#51re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 11:47am
From TMZ:
"We now know what happened to Natasha Richardson on the ski slope when she was critically hurt yesterday, suffering a brain injury.
We're told she was having a private lesson on a green slope (beginner) at a ski resort in Quebec, Canada. She fell -- we're not sure why. There was no blood and no sign of impact. Two ski patrollers came to her rescue. When they got there she was conscious -- smiling and making jokes.
An hour later, Natasha started to complain of a headache and said she didn't feel well. Someone called 911 from the ski resort and she was taken to the hospital. She was conscious when she left the resort."
#52re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 11:51amHere's to hoping TMZ is true. I really hope she is doing well and wish her the best recovery :)
#53re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 11:52amPerhaps she was wearing a helmet then. If she was having a lesson wouldn't it be the responsibility of the instructor to make sure a student is properly equiped?
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#54re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 11:58amI really hope this is true. The fact that she was conscious is a good sign. All those other articles made it sound like she skiied into a tree and put herself into a coma!
"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290
marie_elise
Swing Joined: 1/14/09
#55re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:01pm
Brain injuries are not always immediate, which is why she was walking around immediately after the accident. This is why you always keep an eye on someone after he/she has had a bad fall or a blow to the head. Headaches and vomiting require immediate emergency care. You don't mess around with head injuries, even if the person seems fine right after the accident.
Montreal Gazette
Updated On: 3/17/09 at 12:01 PM
#56re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:12pm... and intensive care unit is not good either.
"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290
#57re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:13pmI know they tend to exaggerate, but it was just reported on ABC that she is fighting for her life. I hope it isn't really that bad.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#58re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:18pmIf ABC is saying it then it's probably true. While I know there's rarely 100% truth in news reporting I put ABC/NBC/CBS over TMZ any day of the week.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#59re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:20pmThough I don't know what was said on television, the article on ABC's website does not go to the extreme of saying Richardson is "fighting for her life."
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#60re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:27pmWell, those words came out of the mouth of the reporter. Who knows? Again, we can only hope for the best.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
marie_elise
Swing Joined: 1/14/09
#61re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:27pm
If she is in intensive care, then it is quite serious, of course. If she started to have severe headaches-enough to bring her to the emergency room-that could be a blood clot or cerebral hemorrhage (not to speculate, but those are common scenarios).
However, I imagine that reports for now will be few and far between, given the fact that they might not yet know the full extent of her injury and things might be touch and go, the fact that she is a high-profile patient, and the fact that family members might be in the middle of traveling and don't have the full news.
People can recover from brain injuries, but it can take months or years. The brain is a marvelous thing and people have recovered from brain injuries. It does depend on the severity. However, survival might be the most immediate concern right now. It might not even be a full 24 hours after the accident.
You know the saying....as long as there is life, there is hope.
Updated On: 3/17/09 at 12:27 PM
#62re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:40pmcan you link me to the ABC article? When I read the one I saw, I didn't see any mention of her "fighting for her life"
#63re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:44pmJane said it was stated by the reporter on air. The site might not be updated yet.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#64re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:46pmah ok gotcha, never mind then!
#65re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:47pm
Here's the ABC article with nothing about fighting:
Reports: Natasha Richardson Suffers Serious Skiing Accident
#66re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:50pmJust pray for her, and don't worry about my having to provide proof of what i heard, ok folks? She can use all the good vibes we can give.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#67re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:51pm
This cautious statement from the ski resort doesn't imply anything like fighting for her life, and since earlier reports said there was no blood or evidence of laceration at the site, the "fighting for life" words are probably the exaggerations of drama-queen TV reporters based on nothing but speculation:
===
The Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec, where the 45-year-old star was skiing yesterday, released the following statement regarding her Monday accident:
"Natasha Richardson fell in a beginners trail while taking a ski lesson at Station Mont Tremblant," the statement said. "She was accompanied by an experienced ski instructor who immediately called the ski patrol. She did not show any visible sign of injury but the ski patrol followed strict procedures and brought her back to the bottom of the slope and insisted she should see a doctor."
"As an additional precautionary measure, the ski instructor as well as the ski patrol accompanied Mrs. Richardson to her hotel," the statement continued. "They again recommended she should be seen by a doctor. The ski instructor stayed with her at her hotel. Approximately an hour after the incident Mrs. Richardson was not feeling good. An ambulance was called and Mrs. Richardson was brought to the Centre Hospitalier Laurentien in Ste-Agathe and was later transferred to Hôpital du Sacre-Coeur."
#68re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:54pm
"An hour later she said she didn't feel well. She had a headache, so we sent her to the hospital," Lacasse said. "There were no signs of impact and no blood, nothing."
Hollywood Reporter 12:23 PM ET: Update: Natasha Richardson hurt in skiing accident
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#69re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 1:00pm
I'm not commenting one way or another on her current status because I have no idea. But I will say this: there does not have to be blood visible for there to be a gravely serious head injury—which could mean a person is "fighting for her life." (I know this for a fact.)
My thoughts are with her and her family.
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
**********
"If any relationship involves a flow chart, get out of it...FAST!"
~ Best12Bars
#70re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 1:01pmThere's just little hard intel to go on here. Head injuries are delicate, and require a lot of caution. The fact that she may be in ICU may mean that her condition is dire, or it could be an abundance of caution. Until/if the family chooses to make her condition public, all we can do is speculate. It's natural to do so, but important to remember that all it is is specualtion.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#72re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 1:02pm
"But I will say this: there does not have to be blood visible for there to be a gravely serious head injury—which could mean a person is "fighting for her life." (I know this for a fact.)"
Exactly. When you hit your head hard enough your entire brain can slam against the front of your skull (or the back, or even both). Your skin may not be broken but your brain has been damaged in some way from the impact.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#74re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 1:05pmOh no!
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#75re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 1:06pm
I'm speechless. Oh my god. 
#77re: Natasha Richardson injured in skiing accident
Posted: 3/17/09 at 1:10pmI guess it's too much to hope this is false
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
Videos