05-27-2011, 08:04 AM
re: post 378
The family of “Taxi” star Jeff Conaway has decided to turn off his life support machine, according to a report from Radar Online.
Conaway’s family has been holding a vigil at his bedside in a Los Angeles hospital since he was found unconscious in his home and brought to a hospital on May 11. The 60-year-old star, who has appeared on “Celebrity Rehab” is thought to have suffered a prescription drug overdose.
But now, as doctors reportedly tell the family that he has had no brain function, they have decided to turn off his life support, Radar reports.
“The feeding tube has already been removed. The ventilator which is breathing for Jeff, will be removed sometime this afternoon,” sources tell Radar.
“Jeff in is no pain whatsoever … no measures will be made to try and revive him once the breathing tube is removed.”
Conaway is best known for his role in “Taxi” and as the sidekick to John Travolta in the 1978 classic, “Grease.”
edit to add:
After spending weeks in a coma thought to be brought on by a prescription drug overdose, “Taxi” star Jeff Conaway has died, according to a report from Radar Online. He was 60 years old.
The family of “Taxi” star Jeff Conaway has decided to turn off his life support machine, according to a report from Radar Online.
Conaway’s family has been holding a vigil at his bedside in a Los Angeles hospital since he was found unconscious in his home and brought to a hospital on May 11. The 60-year-old star, who has appeared on “Celebrity Rehab” is thought to have suffered a prescription drug overdose.
But now, as doctors reportedly tell the family that he has had no brain function, they have decided to turn off his life support, Radar reports.
“The feeding tube has already been removed. The ventilator which is breathing for Jeff, will be removed sometime this afternoon,” sources tell Radar.
“Jeff in is no pain whatsoever … no measures will be made to try and revive him once the breathing tube is removed.”
Conaway is best known for his role in “Taxi” and as the sidekick to John Travolta in the 1978 classic, “Grease.”
edit to add:
After spending weeks in a coma thought to be brought on by a prescription drug overdose, “Taxi” star Jeff Conaway has died, according to a report from Radar Online. He was 60 years old.