A week after suffering severe injuries when Los Angeles authorities said she crashed her vehicle into a Mar Vista home, Anne Heche has been declared brain dead. STORY:
Her representatives told FOX 11 that the Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress and mother of two was declared brain dead on Thursday night and has been kept on life support for organ donation. Her heart is still beating.
Also according to Heche's representatives, the actress suffered "catastrophic brain injuries" from last week's crash in Mar Vista. Heche is not expected to survive."We want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers for Anne's recovery and thank the dedicated staff and wonderful nurses that 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. It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is being kept on life support to determine if any are viable. Anne had a huge 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 of who you love. She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light."The Emmy Award-winning actress is a mother of two.Last Friday, Heche was involved in a fiery crash after driving into a Mar Vista home.
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