Natasha Richardson

[Ginger]

Right or wrong (OK, in this case, it was tragically wrong) but that is what moms do- they put their kids first (unless they are the Octomom, of course), and usually ignore their own health.

I had the exact same thought - that there was a bit of "mom syndrome" going on. My mother was always the same way - unless she was so sick she absolutely couldn't get out of bed, she'd keep doing all her mom stuff.

[canuckcutie]

I found this nice article on People - written by a people writer who befriended Natasha. She sounds like she was such a lovely, warm, welcoming woman.

link here

[atpeacewithme]

All the mention of Natasha Richardson's pedigree makes me think, she was a woman of *real* acting pedigree, yet she didn't rub it in everyone's faces. And she was so down-to-earth that she bargain shopped in China and went sight-seeing. What a far cry from someone like Gwyneth who has built an entire image on her "pedigree" and the snobbery that she feels entitled to because of it.

[lcath]

Mar 24, 2009 21:32:18 GMT -4 @atpeacewithme said:

All the mention of Natasha Richardson's pedigree makes me think, she was a woman of *real* acting pedigree, yet she didn't rub it in everyone's faces. And she was so down-to-earth that she bargain shopped in China and went sight-seeing. What a far cry from someone like Gwyneth who has built an entire image on her "pedigree" and the snobbery that she feels entitled to because of it.

Word. I was thinking the exact same thing.

[Deleted]

I have been dipping in and out, reading other peoples comments. I have also read a couple of the tributes in magazines and online. Both have made me recognize (more than I already did) just what we lost here.

Just now I went back a few pages to where Norma Desmond posted that article with the clips from Natasha's Cabaret perfomance. My God. She was incredible, and it will be a long time before that gets out of my head.

Natasha - you were wonderful.

[ElleCee]

I think that Natasha left a wonderful legacy not only of her talent but of herself. She loved and was loved.

[Malle Babbe]

Mar 24, 2009 18:32:22 GMT -4 Ginger said:

Right or wrong (OK, in this case, it was tragically wrong) but that is what moms do- they put their kids first (unless they are the Octomom, of course), and usually ignore their own health.

I had the exact same thought - that there was a bit of "mom syndrome" going on. My mother was always the same way - unless she was so sick she absolutely couldn't get out of bed, she'd keep doing all her mom stuff.

An article in this week's Newsweek touches on this very subject. I saw a lot of this in my paternal grandmother, and a woman who ran my Girl Scout troop, despite the fact that they had big deal health issues (diabetes, sleep apnea).

[bklynred]

People[/color] reports that Richardson was indeed a donor. Someone upthread had speculated this...It definitely fits in with what we know about her.

[jynni]

Mar 25, 2009 17:24:14 GMT -4 bklynred said:

People

[/color] reports that Richardson was indeed a donor. Someone upthread had speculated this. [/quote]
As someone whose father just received a heart transplant this is such a wonderful thing to hear. At least some good has come out of this tragedy.

My dad would've died within a few days had he not gotten his transplant when he did. Getting the phone call saying they had a heart was such a relief, yet at the same time we knew my dad was being blessed with a second chance at life only because someone else was loosing theirs. It's a very humbling experience.

[bklynred]

That's really great for your dad, jynni!