Anne Heche is to be taken off life support after organ transplant recipients have been found.
actress was declared brain dead on Friday at the age of 53 after suffering a severe anoxic brain injury following a high-speed, fiery car crash in Los Angeles earlier this month and will be taken off life on Sunday now that organ donor matches have been found.
A spokesperson told NBCNews: “Organ recipients have been identified and surgeons are ready to perform the implants once Heche has been removed from life support.” The outlet went on to explain that “multiple organs” will be transplanted but it is not known at this time which ones.actress was “not expected” to survive injuries brought on by the smash but it had “long been her choice” to donate her organs.Article content
A family statement read: “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’s family and friends have praised the star’s ability to “spread kindness and joy” in her life, and say she will be remembered for her “courageous honesty.”
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