Natasha Richardson Injured
In case you missed it, reported in yesterday's, Post Chronicle: Tragedy: Vanessa Redgrave Daughter, Natasha Richardson Brain Dead:
The daughter of Vanessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson, has tragically been declared brain dead, according to sources close to Richardson and her family, and they are reportedly preparing to take the actress off life support.
It seems that what appeared to be a simple fall during a ski run has become a tragedy after Natasha Richardson's headache apparently turned into cerebral hemorrhaging.
The actress' husband, Liam Neeson, is by Natasha's bedside at a New York hospital, along with her mother, children and possibly other family members.
A close friend of the family tells People Magazine of Natasha's condition: "There is no chance...It is a fact that her heart is beating but she is brain dead."
Doctors have described Natasha's condition as a "leakage of blood between the brain and skull" and other doctors have said that her brain may have suffered pressurized swelling.
Another report has called Natasha's condition an Acute Subdural Hematoma, which is a form of traumatic brain injury in which blood gathers within the inner meningeal layer of the dura (the outer protective covering of the brain). Subdural hematomas are usually the result of a serious head injury. Acute subdural hematomas are among the deadliest of all head injuries. The bleeding fills the brain area very rapidly, leaving little room for the brain, and are associated with brain injury.
Now the family of Natasha will have to decide if they will take her off life support.
"It's not official yet, but they basically will detach her," a friend revealed to the press.
Neeson and Richardson have two sons, 13-year-old Michael and 12-year-old Daniel.
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