Just on a newsbreak: Shelley Long rushed to hospital--suicide attempt

[Maddy McCall]

NBC East (Directv--New York station) just said that Shelley Long has been rushed to the hospital after an apparent suicide attempt.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Who is Shelley Long?

sorry to be stupid and not know. I'm sorry for her, and for whatever circumstances drove her to this desperate act.

[Maddy McCall]

2. Dianne on Cheers

[flamingyouth]

3. I'm really sorry to hear that

I hope she'll be okay. :(

[Deja Q]

4. Wow. And to think she played Carol Brady in the Brady Bunch movies...

Man, this is rough. She's cool. Suicide isn't. I wonder what pushed her to the edge (none of us knows).

[Deja Q]

5. One sick thought - which will make the news first tonight?

How much plastic got wiped in stores or how many people went to hospital or got killed? x(

[Tempest]

6. Depression after split from husband of 23 years

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/15512004.htm

Former 'Cheers' actress Shelley Long has been hospitalised after a suspected drug overdose.

Sources claim the blonde star, who played barmaid Diane in the long-running sitcom, may have attempted suicide after splitting from her husband, Bruce Tyson, after 23 years together.

A friend is quoted by Britain's The Sun newspaper as saying: "For 18 months she's been getting more and more depressed. It's like seeing someone falling off a cliff.

She told some of her friends she felt she had nothing to live for."

[livinbella]

7. a woman who appeared to have it all

all that glitters is not gold

[Bobbie47]

8. s this another try

i heard this morning on the news she was released from the hospital earlier in the week for a overdose of pain medication. her husband and her split up earlier after 22 years of marriage.

[Maddy McCall]

9. Evidently so.

The newsguy said that she was just rushed to the hospital after an apparent suicide attempt.

[Bobbie47]

10. how sad

[Droopy]

12. She needs to stay in the hospital for a while on the psych ward

I don't know what kind of doctor would let somebody out of his/her care so soon after a suicide attempt.

[regnaD kciN]

30. Evidently not...

The news guy is apparently reading a wire-service story of an incident which happened last week, and reporting it as if it just happened.

[RC]

11. That's too young to go.

Date of birth (location)
23 August 1949
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

[Gloria]

13. What a shame!!! She's a very good comedic actress and I

also saw a movie on TV where she did some dramatic stuff, too. Very gifted, but a long marriage breaking up on top of a stagnant career (can't get old in H-wood) and the holidays...makes for a pretty stressful set of circumstances....

Hope she pull through....

[PittLib]

14. Very strange that I was watching Cheers two days ago ...

and thought "What a lovely woman, I wonder what she's doing now?" I had no idea.

[Maddy McCall]

15. kick

[Ladyhawk]

16. I'm curious is the suicide rate has gone up since Nov. 2

People who already had problems now have to contend with more shrub.

[lpbk2713]

18. Seems reasonable to assume......

given that we are stuck with this asshole for another four years.

[Maddy McCall]

17. HERE'S A REPORT FROM NBC CHANNEL 9 NEWS:

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=76b2caeb-0abe-421a-015c-b3d14faaa870&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

Created: 11/26/2004 2:04 PM MST - Updated: 11/26/2004 2:13 PM MST

lOS ANGELES - The New York Post is reporting actress Shelley Long was taken to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles apparently after taking an overdose of painkillers.

Long was apparently depressed over the breakup of her marriage. She was admitted to the hospital on November 16th and was discharged Tuesday.

Long had been married to securities broker Bruce Tyson for 22 years. They are in the midst of a divorce. Her friends say she had been sad in recent months because of the split.

Long is best known for the role she played as the bubbly blond waitress in "Cheers.". She has also starred in several movies in the past 20 years. Among her film credits: "The Money Pit", "The Brady Bunch Movie", "The Santa Trap" and "Dr. T & the Women."

[Left Is Write]

19. That's sad.

I hope she's able to get the help she needs to cope.

[regnaD kciN]

29. That's actually a repost...

...of a news item posted here last night, omitting the rather important paragraph that mentions this took place about a week ago. The "suicide attempt" storyline appears to be a tabloid invention -- how close to reality or not is unknown, except that her agent is claiming it was merely a bad reaction to medicine.

[Skittles]

20. I hope she gets the serious help she needs

no one should suffer that kind of pain

[Maddy McCall]

23. Hi, skittles

:hug:

[Skittles]

26. HOWDY

:hi:

[mac56]

21. Very sad.

She's a talented actress.

[BootinUp]

22. Hope shes ok

I always liked her.

[Bossy Monkey]

24. AP story (publicist denies suicide attempt)

Nov 26, 5:20 PM EST

'Cheers' Alum Long Briefly Hospitalized

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Cheers" alum Shelley Long was back home after being briefly hospitalized because she took a dose of medication to treat back pain and the drug made her ill, her manager said Friday.

"Shelley took an extra pain pill for her back, which she hurt when she fell on the set of `Cheers' many years ago," Martin Mickelson told The Associated Press. "She had a reaction to it ... but she is now home and she is fine."

The actress, who played the prim and neurotic Diane Chambers on the hit 1980s sitcom, was treated overnight sometime within the last two weeks at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center, Mickelson said.

"She had a nice Thanksgiving," he added.

(more)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_LONG?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[shance]

25. The invasive media is what I find to be the saddest part of this story.

To have such an incident broadcast nationwide is a further assault on her, aside from what she is already dealing with.

[Skittles]

27. I kinda feel that way too

although that it may be good to call attention to the effects of serious depression (so much more common than many people believe), but it is doubtful the press will present it that way - they'll sensationalize it, just like everything else.

[mitchum]

28. Will Kirstie Alley have to come in and finish the rest of the pills?

Terrible jokes aside, I wish her the best of luck. She is obviously in a lot of emotional pain.