Her life is gone in the blink of an eye and what’s left behind is a hole in the heart of loved ones. It is called talk and die syndrome, Natasha Richardson died yesterday from a tragic ski accident and she leaves behind a loving family.

Here’s what happened if you haven’t heard from News Day’s, Ridgely Ochs article “Doctor: Natasha Richardson likely had ‘talk and die’ syndrome.”

Natasha Richardson died of blunt impact to the head, the New York City medical examiner’s office said Thursday, as questions were raised about the medical response at a ski resort in Quebec.

Richardson was seemingly fine after she fell, but about an hour later, she complained that she didn’t feel well. She was hospitalized Tuesday in Montreal and later flown to a hospital in

New York, where she died Wednesday.

Yves Coderre, director of operations at the emergency services company that sent paramedics to the Mont Tremblant resort where Richardson suffered her fall, told The Globe and Mail newspaper Wednesday the paramedics who responded were told they were not needed.

“They never saw the patient,” Coderre told The Globe and Mail. “So they turned around.”

Coderre said another ambulance was called later to Richardson’s luxury hotel. By that point, her condition had gotten worse and she was rushed to a hospital.

Although unusual, people can have what seems to be a mild blow to the head, appear perfectly lucid and then within hours lapse into a coma — which is what reportedly happened to actress Natasha Richardson after she fell on a Canadian ski slope Monday.

The whole Richardson family is hurting, this is obvious, but I think most about the two boys and how much they will miss, not having a mom to share the milestones and invisible mini moments in life. What does this have to do with us? It has to do with the view and pausing.

Pausing for a moment to reflect and take stock of where we’re sitting and going. The pause, usually leads me to ask this question: am I giving of myself to fullest every moment? Yes and no, is the answer. But the pause helps me to re-focus on giving passionately, in every moment of my life. Perfection is impossible, success is difficult at best but it doesn’t stop me from trying. I do this, so I’ll have no regrets, if in that blink of an eye, it’s gone and I haven’t the time to tie up loose ends with loved ones.

How about you? Maybe take a walk, to reflect and refresh your viewpoint? Walking and exercise is one part of my life that needs attention so I can stay strong for the ones I love. How about you?

Beginnings happen for all kinds of reasons and at the most inconvenient and painful of moments.

MikeZ_pausing, reflecting and living.

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