Carrie Fisher Dies

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Given the reported severity of the heart attack (dead for ten minutes, no oxygen to the brain) it seemed inevitable despite her condition apparently stabilising.

Why did it have to be my favourite character from the original trilogy who was also a standout despite her relatively minor role in TFA?

It's a shame, at least she went out with a last recent appearance.



So many people dying of heart attacks lately.

May the Force be with her.

I read that she had had a substance abuse problem with cocaine and other drugs. I have read that this often eventually results in a fatal heart attack later in life because of the damage done to the heart. I noticed that her mother Debbie Reynolds is still alive at 84 and her father, Eddie Fisher lived to the age of 82, so this was probably not a hereditary.[/quote]

She used to hang with Belushi and supposedly de Niro was gonna do coke with Belushi the day he died. Maybe de Niro was scared straight after this re : drugs ?

I heard today that they haven't been able to bury Carrie yet, because they have to have a death certificate to do so, and the coroner is holding-off on issuing a death certificate because "something just wasn't right". As we all know, there's a difference between a heart attack (what has been widely reported) and the heart just stopping, and the coroner said he didn't see any sign of anything that would cause a heart attack (ie. clogged arteries), and has ordered a Tox Screen.

Now, as we all know from past cases, Tox Screens take WEEKS----so, I'm guessing the coroner will put "Cause Unknown", maybe, so they can bury her.

Also, as someone else said (I can't remember if it was on this site, or another one): I believe she died on the airplane----and, somebody brought her back and gave her a few more days; and, even though she never regained consciousness after she died on the plane (what's been reported), it gave her family a chance to say "Good-bye".

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In regard to Debbie dying a day after Carrie: I thought to myself, "I bet Carrie is ticked-off at her mother, for that"----I can imagine her telling her mother: "OMG, you can't even let me have DEATH, alone!!" (meaning, going-by "Postcards from the Edge" [which I own and have watched MANY times----including, this past weekend], Debbie couldn't stand one MINUTE of the spotlight being on Carrie, and not on her [Debbie]----so, Debbie died to bring the spotlight to HER [Debbie]).

I've heard that they have been on better terms, in the last several years----but, it may only have been because Carrie figured-out how to put-up with Debbie, not that Debbie had changed her ways (meaning, Debbie being jealous, seemingly, of Carrie).

Don't get me wrong, I ADORED Debbie ("The Unsinkable Molly Brown" being my fav, of hers)----but, I can certainly see how it could have been a difficult relationship for BOTH of them (Carrie, thinking she could never be any better than her mother's shadow----and, Debbie trying to hang-on to the spotlight, as she aged).

That's a very interesting observation considering the relationship of mother to daughter. Seems possible.

http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/carrie-fisher-autopsy-cocaine-heroin-ecstasy-1202470282/

Wow ... that's disappointing.

Princess Lethargia.

Ah, well, ya gets yer money and ya takes yer drugs - er, chances. Or something like that.

Bye-bye, Bouncy. My tribute:

there's always drugs.





at least she wasn't 27.