Natasha Richardson suffers terrible ski accident

As I was posting the link, it was being reported on television that she was brain dead and that her family didn't want her on life support.
 
My artist just had a snow boarding accident this weekend and went to the hospital after hurting her back. Its scary that you can be ok for a while and take a turn for the worst.
 
I had a neighbor who got in a drunken fight, was kicked in the head, went home seemingly fine, laid down to sleep and never woke up. Hope she pulls through. There's a lot of conflicting information out there right now.
 
It's so strange, wasn't it like a beginners course and wasnt she okay afterwards. Poor woman, she had no idea this would be her last day.
 
Blade Borge said:
It's so strange, wasn't it like a beginners course and wasnt she okay afterwards. Poor woman, she had no idea this would be her last day.
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Green runs (beginners courses) can be deceptively dangerous because they are flatter (so instead of falling and sliding/rolling to a stop you fall and your body absorbs all the impact) and they tend to be harder packed snow/ice because they are higher traffic areas so soft snow gets 'skied off' and/or packed down.


-A

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Last season I got a mild concussion snowboarding and although I felt okay (just a bit out of it) the Ski Patrol told my gf to keep a close eye on me and get me to a hospital ASAP if I started acting/feeling strange later in the day because that could be a sign of bleeding in my brain.
 
Hmm... what a depressing event. I hope she enjoyed the time she had... and that her time with Liam was great... especially the last moments.

Life is fleeting... for both the mighty and the meek... and all of us in between.

Peace.
 
This is terrible, phew...insane.

I've had 2 bad skiing accidents, destroyed my left shoulder in one and my left knee in another...all before graduation. I wont even go near a hill...

It's so easy to get hurt snowboarding or skiiing, trust me.
 
Sounds like a slow-onset subdural hematoma. You could be fine for days as it builds, then the headaches come on, then dizziness, finally ending with coma and death. Seen it a couple of times. Hard to diagnose until true symptoms appear (and by then, it's usually too late). And since she was asymptomatic at the time of her exam, even more difficult.

What an unfortunate tragedy.
 
via CNN twitter - Actress Natasha Richardson has died after suffering injuries in a ski accident, according to a family statement.

RIP, how terrible...
 
WOW! Heard she refused to wear a helmet as well. How sad.
If only she had gone straight to the hospital as instructed, who knows.

Very sad. :(

Terrible tragedy.

MAH
 
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