Anne Heche’s family and friends were hoping for a miracle after the Emmy-winning actress’ horrific car accident last week, but the reality is that there isn’t much that can be done for her and, according to Deadline, those closest to her are appreciating the difficult decision. to take him off life support after being declared brain dead. They will keep her connected only until it is determined if the organs can be donated they were not damaged in the accident and subsequent fire.
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A representative of family and friends of Heche reported:
“We want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers for Anne’s recovery and to thank the dedicated staff and wonderful nurses who cared for Anne at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital. Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition. She is not expected to survive”,
There are plans for Heche to get an Honor Walk, the goodbye that the donor patients receive from the hospital staff when they are taken to the operating room on their final journey.
“It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is kept on life support to determine if any are viable. Anne had a big heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit. More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work, especially moving the needle for acceptance from the one she loves. She will be remembered for her brave honesty and sorely missed for her light.”
Heche had been hospitalized since Friday, August 5, when she crashed her car into a house in Mar Vista and set it on fire, although the owner of the house and her pet were able to evacuate in time. Fifty-nine firefighters battled the flames, which had engulfed both Heche’s car and her home, for 65 minutes before they were able to pull her out of the rubble. According to reports, Heche was able to communicate at the time of her rescue, but he lost consciousness soon after and never regained it. He has been in a coma ever since.
His condition was already extremely critical, with significant lung injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns requiring surgical intervention. There was much speculation about Heche’s condition before the accident, as was filmed driving erratically and speeding in the minutes before the accident, including another minor car accident, a few blocks from the crash site. A blood test was performed upon arrival at the hospital. The police revealed that according to the blood test, there was the presence of narcotics.
Heche had just finished shooting the Lifetime movie ‘Girl In Room 13’, which explores the dark underworld of the human trafficking industry. Amy Winter, Executive Vice President and Chief Programming Officer of Lifetime Networks, said the film was still scheduled to be released in September as planned.
“This project is important to Anne, along with each and every one of us,” said Winter. We all wanted to make a film that would bring attention to this terrible problem of human sex trafficking. We hope that this film has reached you and that you are as inspired as Anne to help us with our mission to stop violence against women.”