Ellie Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 So sad. She was only 45.:crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna H Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I just heard. This is sad! I remember her from Parent Trap and she did such a great job in that movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I just heard this, too. This is so tragic for that family. The skiing accident was so bizarre---it sounded like a small bump on the head on the beginner's slope. It didn't sound like it would be a fatal injury. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 How incredibly sad. My girls and I loved her in The Parent Trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2boys Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Her poor husband and sons. Her boys are only 12 and 13 - way too young to lose their mother. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I am so sad about that. Liam Neeson is one of my favorite actors, he always plays characters with such strength and conviction. I wish him and his family strength during this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I am so sad about that. Liam Neeson is one of my favorite actors, he always plays characters with such strength and conviction. I wish him and his family strength during this time. He plays a man bringing up his (step)son after the death of his wife. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 :angelsad2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I am very saddened by this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I just heard this, too. This is so tragic for that family. The skiing accident was so bizarre---it sounded like a small bump on the head on the beginner's slope. It didn't sound like it would be a fatal injury. :( It's a very sad situation. I'm thinking the fall was more serious than the articles have made it sound, because her ski instructor escorted her back to the hotel and encouraged her to call her doctor. Trust me, you can fall a lot during a ski lesson and not be escorted off the mountain. I'm also curious about helmet usage. I feel for her family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Well, she hadn't been wearing a helmet (who would?) and was initially feeling fine. The instructor escorted her back to the hotel where she got severe head pain after an hour. All pretty standard for a head injury, to wait its time out. About the instructor taking her back, well, this was a luxury place and she was a pretty famous person... We never know our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 About the instructor taking her back, well, this was a luxury place and she was a pretty famous person... Tremblant isn't a luxury place. It's just a ski mountain. (DH skied there a couple of years ago.) And famous or not, falls are expected when you are learning to ski. They usually don't end the lesson or earn you an escort to the hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 but also, there has been some speculation that the fall itself might have been a sign of something wrong with her - that she might have had a minor brain bleed or something that caused the fall in the first place and that they became worse. Perhaps there was something about the fall that concerned the skin instructor. Or perhaps she seems disoriented or dizzy. Or perhaps it just didn't seem right to him. Or maybe he wanted to make sure she got back to the hotel without getting stopped for autographs and photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friederike in Persia Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 does one get to know when somebody who used to be on the board dies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Tremblant isn't a luxury place. It's just a ski mountain. (DH skied there a couple of years ago.) And famous or not, falls are expected when you are learning to ski. They usually don't end the lesson or earn you an escort to the hotel. I am not familiar with the mountai area, but had read the hotel was a luxury resort. It would somehow seem reassuring if she already had a brain bleed, a lot less random than if it was merely from a fall on the beginner slope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 It is sad. :( A boy from our previous church died this way. He was 13. Fell down, bumped his head, everyone thought he was fine, and he died in the helicopter taking him to the hospital. :( :( :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 My kids are just learning how to snowboard. This has been a good reminder to me to not slack on helmet usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I have read some good articles about helmet use that have been linked to her story. The most interesting thing I have read so far is that for every sport except skiing the increased use of helmets has reduced death rates. When skiing is looked at individually, even though helmet use has dramatically increased, the death rate due to head injuries has stayed the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I have read some good articles about helmet use that have been linked to her story. The most interesting thing I have read so far is that for every sport except skiing the increased use of helmets has reduced death rates. When skiing is looked at individually, even though helmet use has dramatically increased, the death rate due to head injuries has stayed the same. This is interesting. I would be interested to know if anyone has compared how speed affects this equation. If slower speed + helmet = reduced rate of injury vs. higher speed + helmet = injury regardless of helmet usage. I guess my question is: do the ultra light weight helmets for skiing only protect at lower speeds/impacts? My kids aren't allowed on the mountain without a helmet. Period. And their helmets were the most expensive piece of gear I bought. But if they are flying down a mountain....will it make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I hear you, Shannon, although a helmet likely wouldn't have made any difference in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I was skiing, hit the ski lift pole and was unconscious for three days. I have no memory of any of it--just waking up in a hospital three days later. Official diagnosis was concussion, broken jaw, and stitches on my chin. I did this during my freshman year and my grades took a serious nosedive that spring. Also, I had memory problems and awareness problems. But those eventually subsided. Since then I have read a couple of books about Traumatic Head Injury and the possible changes to personality, behavior, abilities. They are positively frightening! I feel so blessed to have escaped death or serious injury! Jeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) I hear you, Shannon, although a helmet likely wouldn't have made any difference in this case. You don't think so? Why not? Her autopsy was released. Cause of Death Edited March 20, 2009 by Shannon831 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2abcd Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 You don't think so? Why not? Her autopsy was released. Cause of Death http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599188611500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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