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'Star Wars' Actress Carrie Fisher 'Stable' After In-Flight Heart Attack (abc7news.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the may-the-force-be-with-her dept.

Best-known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars trilogy and The Force Awakens, actress Carrie Fisher is recovering from a "cardiac event" Friday. An anonymous reader quotes ABC: Her brother, Todd Fisher, told The Associated Press that she was "out of emergency" and stabilized at a Los Angeles hospital Friday afternoon... The 60-year-old "Star Wars" star experienced medical trouble during a flight from London and was treated by paramedics immediately upon landing in Los Angeles around noon Friday, according to reports citing unnamed sources.
Fisher reportedly remains in the intensive care unit while lots of celebrities are now wishing her a speedy recovery for Christmas, including Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels, Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew, and Billy Dee Williams, as well as Star Trek actors William Shatner and George Takei. Many fans are using the hashtag #MayTheForceBeWithHer, and she's even receiving messages of support from the Twitter account set up for her therapy dog, Gary.

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  1. Best known.... (snip) for Force Awakens by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    I doubt that.

  2. only 2 days late! by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 2, Informative

    only 2 days late!

  3. Re:Carrie Fisher has a therapy dog by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's a way for people to take pets where pets are not normally allowed.

  4. Re:Summary is always wrong by ClickOnThis · · Score: 3, Informative

    Meanwhile, the real C-3PO (actor Anthony Daniels) had this to say:

    At last I know what I want for Christmas. The galaxy's beloved Princess, fully functional once more. And soon.

    --
    If it weren't for deadlines, nothing would be late.
  5. Re: Carrie Fisher has a therapy dog by pslytely+psycho · · Score: 5, Informative

    "If a loved one of mine was suffering from a mental illness, I would kill them in their sleep."

    Aaaand now we know the nature of your mental illness. Please seek treatment.

    --
    Donald Trump, on a crusade to make Nixon look respectable
  6. Sadly not necessarily that 'stable' by Athanasius · · Score: 3, Informative

    I was looking for an update yesterday and found https://www.theguardian.com/cu...

    From her brother:

    But he later clarified his comments. “It’s not fair to say ‘stable’. I am not saying she is fine, or not fine,” he told Reuters by telephone. “She is in the ICU.” But in a subsequent interview he said many details about her condition or what caused the medical emergency are unknown.