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PoindexterOglethorpe

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26. I am so sorry about this, and I hope she fully recovers,

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 11:58 PM

Dec 2016

but it doesn't really seem promising.

And at the risk of being vilified here, she's a smoker. Why the hell anyone continues to smoke in this day and age when we understand how truly terrible it is, what damage it does, is beyond me.

I have a sister who started smoking at age 13. At age 42 she had a serious heart attack, nearly died, and resumed smoking. WTF?? And of course smokers all get incredibly defensive when confronted by this, and it's so frustrating, so discouraging for their friends and relatives. She is still with us, at age 69, and it's possible she has finally, finally, stopped entirely, but I don't know.

I sincerely hope Fisher recovers, and I further sincerely hope she never smokes another cigarette again.

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Carrie Fisher stable but being treated in intensive care unit [View all] RandySF Dec 2016 OP

All the best to her and the Fisher family Hekate Dec 2016 #1

thank goodness it happened so close to LA renate Dec 2016 #2

Christ Almighty - what a hyperventilating post rumdude Dec 2016 #3

She's not a celeb. She's loved. & so is Gary. UTUSN Dec 2016 #5

What a cruel and unnecessary thing to say. nolabear Dec 2016 #14

What? rumdude Dec 2016 #15

yes Skittles Dec 2016 #23

If you feel the need to say jerky things; leave Montana OUT of it. Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #30

Something doesn't add up. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #4

It all depends on how long she wasn't breathing between ambulance and hospital yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #6

I think he misspoke, understandable given the situation. RandySF Dec 2016 #7

Agreed. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #9

I think you nailed it, but it is possible the early assessments of bystanders were Ilsa Dec 2016 #8

I want to thank her for saying/publically that DRUMPF's nose *snorting* is likely abuse, UTUSN Dec 2016 #10

sounds like my FIL, too mopinko Dec 2016 #11

And sometimes they're just giving loved ones time TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #13

this is true. mopinko Dec 2016 #19

They stabilized mom and she seemed to making a comeback for a few days RandySF Dec 2016 #17

yeah, that likely would have happened. mopinko Dec 2016 #18

May the force be with her. nycbos Dec 2016 #12

Vibes. I loved Postcards from the Edge. Great movie. applegrove Dec 2016 #16

May the Force be with her Gothmog Dec 2016 #20

It's eerie that the last question in her interview in the current Rolling Stone magazine was Vinca Dec 2016 #21

Here's hoping... backscatter712 Dec 2016 #22

Her mom, Debbie Reynolds, posted on facebook QED Dec 2016 #24

Debbie is frail herself TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #25

I am so sorry about this, and I hope she fully recovers, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #26

I heard her on NPR a few weeks ago, I couldn't believe her voice LeftInTX Dec 2016 #27

I was simply looking at pictures of her on line, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #29

Dinosaurs got cancer? cwydro Dec 2016 #31

Yep. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #32

Lol, and I see it was not the meat-eating ones. cwydro Dec 2016 #33

Keep in mind that cancers that can show up in bones, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #34

Yes, but it appears to be only the duck-billed dinosaurs. cwydro Dec 2016 #36

It's called addiction. backscatter712 Dec 2016 #28

Makes me think of my uncle HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #35