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Contrary1

(12,629 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2015, 02:21 PM Jul 2015

Valerie Harper Rushed to Hospital, 'It Doesn't Look Good,' Source Says

Hoping she can beat the odds...

"Valerie Harper suffered a health emergency Wednesday night, when she was taken away by ambulance during a performance of her musical Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine.

The fire department confirms to ET that they received a call at 8:56 p.m. about an unconscious 75-year-old female backstage, and that she was taken to York Hospital. According to Ron Corning, anchor and correspondent at ET's affiliate in Dallas WFAA, around 9:40 p.m., the artistic director of the musical announced to the audience that the ambulance seen on the side of the lawn was for the 75-year-old actress, and that she had fallen ill and wouldn't be performing.

The director then said, "She wants all of you to know after some fluids and rest she hopes to be right back here on stage later this week."

However, a source close to the situation tells ET, "Just know it's very bad."

More: http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/valerie-harper-rushed-to-hospital-it-doesnt-look-good-source-says/ar-AAdIpJm?ocid=ansET11

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Valerie Harper Rushed to Hospital, 'It Doesn't Look Good,' Source Says (Original Post) Contrary1 Jul 2015 OP

I have the utmost respect for the example she has set since her brain cancer diagnosis... hlthe2b Jul 2015 #1

Oh no! I love her. shenmue Jul 2015 #2

She has been "beating the odds" for a very long while now.... MADem Jul 2015 #3

My wife saw the play - was in Maine with a girlfriend elias49 Jul 2015 #4

Bummer!!! calimary Jul 2015 #5

Very sad, but on the bright side, York Hospital is very small but excellent. smirkymonkey Jul 2015 #6

Update: Defiant Valerie Harper Gives Update on Health: 'I Am Not, Nor Have I Been, in a Coma' Contrary1 Aug 2015 #7

Thanks for the encouraging update. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #8

hlthe2b

(102,290 posts)

1. I have the utmost respect for the example she has set since her brain cancer diagnosis...

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 02:31 PM

Jul 2015

She is really something special and I hope for the very best possible outcome, even while she has already exceeded all expectations.

Be well, Valerie...

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. Oh no! I love her.

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 02:34 PM

Jul 2015

MADem

(135,425 posts)

3. She has been "beating the odds" for a very long while now....

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 02:44 PM

Jul 2015

Valerie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2013, after previously beating lung cancer in 2009. In April, she told ET that her cancer has not spread to other parts of her body, though pointed out that contrary to reports, she has not been "cured."

"In a way, it's a positive thing to know that a year's gone by and it's nowhere else in my body," she said. So I am cancer free from the neck down, so far."

elias49

(4,259 posts)

4. My wife saw the play - was in Maine with a girlfriend

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 03:13 PM

Jul 2015

She saw the Saturday night event. When she came home, she said that Harper was having an awful night with her lines and her movements.
Didn't know at the time that she was so sick.

calimary

(81,304 posts)

5. Bummer!!!

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 03:23 PM

Jul 2015

I hope she's okay. Sure don't like the sound of "just know it's very bad" though.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

6. Very sad, but on the bright side, York Hospital is very small but excellent.

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 03:55 PM

Jul 2015

A family friend of ours basically died on the golf course and was taken there where he was revived and pulled through. Nobody thought he would make it but he's still alive. The place is like a hotel with some great doctors so I trust she is getting the best care possible. I really hope she will be back on stage soon.

Contrary1

(12,629 posts)

7. Update: Defiant Valerie Harper Gives Update on Health: 'I Am Not, Nor Have I Been, in a Coma'

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Sat Aug 1, 2015, 10:45 PM

Aug 2015

You go, Girl!

Valerie Harper has denied reports that she fell into a coma after being hospitalized on Wednesday.

"My dear friends and fans!" Harper, 75, wrote in a Facebook post on Friday evening. "As always, thank you for your amazing support. I am happy to report I am not, nor have I been, in a coma."

According to a report, Harper had collapsed backstage after performing Nice Work If You Can Get It in Ogunquit, Maine. The Ogunquit Playhouse's artistic director Branford T. Kenney confirmed that she had been taken to a local hospital "as a precaution."

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Proving that she's lost absolutely none of her sense of humor, Harper added: "I must confess that the highlight of this ordeal came when I was escorted by two handsome young men and a pilot, in a medivac helicopter, as the full moon lit the sky. Talk about movie magic!!!"

More: http://www.people.com/article/valerie-harper-denies-being-in-a-coma?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

8. Thanks for the encouraging update.

Reply to Contrary1 (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 2, 2015, 12:11 AM

Aug 2015

I've always admired her and hope she bounces back real soon.

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