The Young and the Restless' Jeanne Cooper is in a Los Angeles hospital in critical but stable condition. Cooper's son, actor/director Corbin Bernsen, took to Facebook and Twitter to ask for prayers for his mom.
Emmy winner Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor) is in critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit of a Los Angeles area hospital due to an undisclosed medical condition.


Cooper's son, actor/director Corbin Bernsen, took to social media on Friday night to ask for prayers for his mother.


"Need some prayers for my mom tonight. Pretty rough. Won't elaborate now, but I believe there's still more purpose for her on this journey, but that's not my call. I love her so much. I want peace for her," Bernsen wrote. "I hope this is okay to share with all of you who know and love her, you are my friends and in a sense part of my family and community. We talk openly and honestly about a great many things and you have no idea how much comfort it gives me. Know that she's resting peacefully and this is not a message meant to announce finality, not at all, but instead, ask you to have her in you thoughts through the night."


Cooper's fans, friends, costars, and loved ones took to Twitter, Facebook, and other forms of communication to send their wishes for a speedy recovery to the legendary actress. The Young and the Restless' Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby) and Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore) both announced via Twitter that they had visited Cooper in the hospital.


"Jeanne Cooper is still in ICU and is stable yet sedated," Goddard said in his update.


"Love you Jeanne," Bregman said on Twitter, along with a photo of herself with Cooper and Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin). "Praying for you big time!"


"Our thoughts, prayers and love are with Jeanne Cooper and her family as she rests and recovers," Angelica McDaniel, head of CBS Daytime, shared on Twitter.


"Prayers, light, and love to Jeanne Cooper for a speedy recuperation," soapcentral.com posted on its official Twitter feed.


On Saturday, Bernsen offered an update, comparing his feisty mother to the greatest boxers.


"All continues to be stable this morning. Still, hurdles in upcoming hours, but this woman I have been so incredibly fortunate to call my mother, my mentor and honestly my inspiration.... suffice to say the greatest boxers of all time aren't half the fighter she is. I'm just wowed by her tenacity and her sheer will. So many of you have noted that. It's truly awesome," Bernsen said. "I don't know how the day and the days ahead will play out, but I have faith, and between her fight and your -- I'm at a loss for the right word here - miraculous, magnificent? -- support, I'm once again overwhelmed by our potential and humanity. [..] I'll keep you posted throughout the day. But PLEASE keep her in your thoughts... and make sure today to tell the ones you love, that you DO love them. Hold close to you those you love. And perhaps even take a day to forgive and heal friendships and cross divides. You have no idea how powerful your good thoughts are and what can come of using them for goodness and grace. I'm going to whisper into my mom's ear today and let her know of your support. Asleep or awake, I know that she'll smile, that wicked little smile that is only hers!"


In 2011, Cooper took a brief medical leave from the show while she battled what she later referred to as "a nasty bug." Earlier this year, Cooper and much of the cast of The Young and the Restless was hit hard by the flu.


Jeanne Cooper joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 1973 and quickly established herself as a force in daytime television. Cooper was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2005 Daytime Emmys. Three years later, Cooper won the Outstanding Lead Actress trophy and issued her memorable quip, "Oh, dear. High definition or not high definition. I tell ya, it's a bitch, isn't it?"


In addition to her Emmy win, Cooper has nine other Daytime Emmy nominations.

http://soapcentral.com/yr/news/2013/0413-cooper.php

Many prayers going out to Jeanne. I really hope she is able to recover from whatever the illness is.

Oh no! She is one of my favorites. And she really is a cornerstone of Y&R, isn't she?!

Prayers for her and her family.

Jeanne is definitely in my prayers. I love her and the character she plays on Y&R and cannot imagine the show without her. Get better quick, Mrs. Cooper!!! :angel:

God bless Jeanne!!! She's played Katherine since the show's first year in 1973. I hope she gets well soon!!!

My thoughts & prayers go out to her & her family.

Prayers and best wishes for a full recovery.

I'm praying for Jeanne. She just always came off as a wonderful strong woman. And, I know she'll make it through this. Lord Jesus willing.

My thoughts are with Jeanne. She's fantastic on Young and the Restless!!! Shes the cornerstone of that show.

She IS Y&R!!!

An update from Corbin Bernsen:

Somewhat of an exhausting day with not much change for my mom. Healing is happening but outward signs are small and only visible in numbers I still don't fully understand. I prayed today with her, alone, vocally and assured her it was about recovery and not finality - so important. It seemed to genuinely lift her spirits or something energetic from a quiet place in her soul. Even got something of a smile when I asked for one but her brows suggested more of a "are you out of your ******* mind!" Had a laugh and cry over that. With so many ups and downs I also did some serious questioning about the bigger issues of God and faith, and why a younger fellow next door didn't make it with so many grieving family and friends waiting nearby. Just so odd, so much life actually in full display. I left the place drained, yet assured we are headed in the proper direction. This is truly a time I'll have to learn that we are indeed moving in a direction and there really is no map to guide, and I must put faith and trust in the journey that is an open road with bumps, curves, downhills, uphills and glorious views along the way. Left the hospital somewhat numb by the sheer volume of emotion experienced. For those who need a Cliff Note version of the above.. mom is steady, bumps in the road but heading in the right direction though still without guarantees and the absolutes I long for. Such is life, literally! God Bless all of you for your continued thoughts and prayers. They are the fuel right now and we're tapping into every ounce of it.

Thanks for sharing that update, Michael...God bless the Cooper/Bernsen family...

Thanks for sharing that update, Michael...God bless the Cooper/Bernsen family...
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Has anyone heard anymore about her or her condition. All love and prayers to our beloved Jeanne Cooper!

"Y&R" Vet Jeanne Cooper Returns to Hospital
by Lynette Rice
May 1 2013


Actress Jeanne Cooper — star of "The Young and the Restless", which earned 23 nominations this morning from the Daytime Emmys — has returned to the hospital due to an undisclosed illness.

Cooper, 84, was recently discharged after spending several weeks in treatment, but her son Corbin Bernsen posted on Facebook that a return was necessary.



“Not sure what to pray for at this point or what we even want for her,” Bernsen wrote.

“I know in my heart there is more for her to do in this world, but I also know there is a season for all things. I want more than anything comfort for her. I want her to have peace. This is that tricky place where you start to weight all things, not what we need to do, actions to take, but instead open ourselves for enlightenment as to what God has planned for her and ultimately what is best for her.

She is a fighter and I know she’ll continue that. But when you’re a boxer in the corner, bruised and bloodies from battle and demands to keep going, what do you do? I’m saying my prayers this morning, asking for guidance.”



Cooper has been on the CBS soap since 1973.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/01/yr-vet-jeanne-cooper-returns-to-hospital/

Horrible news. It was reported that she was doing better, but these new updates from Corbin Bernsen do not sound promising at all.

This news makes me so terribly sad... :( I'm definitely praying for Jeanne and her family...

Corbin Bernsen posted this last night:

Purgatory. Best way I can describe an indescribable day. Waiting... with swings toward the Peace of Heaven and the Fires of Hell and everything in between. And choices. Choices I never wanted to be faced with. Highs and Lows. At one point mom "left the building" - yes, she was gone, only to come back through the front door, kicking and screaming. A Doctor remarked, "I've been in this situation a thousand times before and have NEVER seen this!" The fighter is out of her corner, amazing us all. Okay, enough with descriptive BS... Long story short, rough, rough day. She's back to square one. I don't want to disclose at this point the specific "illness" though I'm sure many of you are curious. But I don't want a thousand comments about that. Not at this point. In time I will share it all. Just know that she is back in critical condition and needs your continued prayers. As for me. Honestly, I'm a bit lost, in this place - this purgatory - of truly being unsure where we are headed or what is best for her. I also toil with my choices and wonder if they are for me, for all of us... or truly for her. I'm in a haze of uncertainty about that and will be reflecting on it this evening, praying for guidance. In my heart, I see future, I see a fight and though I don't know the quality of that future I can't deny the sanctity of life. A tremendous battle raging inside. I wish I could have better news, or simply be more clear, but these words are a reflection of my state of mind. God Bless you all for your kindness here.

and this earlier today

Woke up to beautiful sunshine this morning. Rays of hope. I'm leaving mom's journey truly in God's hands now. I slept well last night and at least for the moment, am at peace. And that's all I really want for her, either way. In my heart, and I think I'm being unselfish - I think - I do believe there is more for her here, on this earth, in this part of her longer journey. I don't know what it is or why, perhaps just a continued fight for some time to show us all the power we have to make a difference... or maybe simply to encourage me to write about that, share that... our individual power to bring change. For me, the world is suffering right now, and it is only through us, each of us; parents, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and expanded communities of a variety of beliefs, faiths, and political agendas, that when we call on our deepest individual strengths as human beings - like my mom is doing now, hanging on, fighting - that we can come together for the common cause, and perhaps bring remedy to our suffering. Personally, while my faith is clear and has been made clear here, I welcome all into this challenge and conversation. Without judgement. With love. Maybe that is the point of all of this. That is indeed my mother and the lessons she taught me and is now, at the greatest cost, showing me one more time.

Which leads to another concern. I also am feeling a bit selfish this morning. So many of your comments have been about going through things like this personally, today, as we speak. Either yourselves or with a parent or loved one. And here I am, going on about me, me, me. Blah, blah, blah, as someone put it last week. I'm sorry for that, and I want you to know, as I've often remarked here, that when I pray for mom, I always include all of you in my thoughts. I don't speak about it here much, reserving the already lengthy space to my personal situation, but it is in my heart. My mother taught me many years ago that we are all connected, my problem is your problem, your problem is my problem. We are inescapably connected through our humanity. So please know, you are not neglected and I feel for you as though you and your situations are indeed mine. Peace to us all, love to us all, God Bless us all. Going to walk the dog now and breath some fresh air.

I really hope I'm wrong, but I have such a horrible feeling.

It is truly heartbreaking going back to see if another update had been posted.

Here it is:


Clearly from my messages you all must realize the situation, and that what I had hoped and prayed for - more time - may just end up being the brief moments I had with mom earlier this week. I asked God for time, I got it and tried to fill it with as much love and laughter as I possibly could. Sitting in a movie tonight, mildly distracted from it all, I got a call from my brother and he said we have to stop being unfair. She's struggling too much. We have to let her go. I took it in, calmly, and walked back into the theater, finished the movie - Darn good Iron Man 3. I then went back to my hotel room, where I am now and broke down, conceding any fight I had left. I don't want her in pain. I don't want her in fear. I don't want her in agony. And Jeanne Cooper, Katherine Chancellor, Wilma Jeanne is a fighter! She will kick ass as long as we let her but I know now it is only for us, not for her. I had to think back sitting in her bedroom several days ago... she pointed to several objects, paintings, telling us their "value." Not much really but SHE WANTED US TO KNOW. I think she knew she was ready then, to let go. But she needed to test us to see our reaction - My reaction! Of course I immediately said, "not ready to go there mom," demonstrating exactly what she suspected; that I wasn't ready quite yet. So she hung on. Went another round. The boxer pleasing the team in their corner.

I said goodbye to her yesterday, and even then not fully meaning it or expecting that would be the last time I saw her. But now it will have to do as we enter this weekend letting her final voyage begin. And I'm good with it, honestly. Enough to be saying it here. You all have been a tremendous ear for me, to verbalize my struggles with all of this... even now with these very words... I am good. I am good. I don't want her in pain. I don't want her in fear or agony. Along with her tremendous success she's had too much of all that in her lifetime. And she's shared much of it with all of you, candidly. So I'm giving her this weekend, take the holiday, mom, make it yours, let it take you where it will. My final words to her last night were, "I'll see you again." And I will, either here or there. Prayers please for her safe and peaceful journey. I may take a break here for a bit and stay silent in prayer and mediation for the next few days... Then again, I am my mother's son and staying quiet isn't always an option. May the light of God grace shine upon us all this weekend. Make it about love, compassion, and honesty, and in doing so you will honor my mom and the examples she has always tried to set, to this very moment.

The news is very sad. I haven't watched Y&R in years, but I know the tremendous hole Jeanne Cooper's departure will leave on the program. She has the been the driving force for the show since the very beginning. It is difficult to read Corbin's words as he struggles with the thought of losing his beloved Mother. I am keeping Jeanne in my thoughts and deepest prayers and hoping for a miracle as well...

When did Jeanne Cooper or Corbin Bernsen have anything to do with Iron Man 3?

When did Jeanne Cooper or Corbin Bernsen have anything to do with Iron Man 3?

Who said they did? Go back and read it again.

I took it in, calmly, and walked back into the theater, finished the movie - Darn good Iron Man 3.

Corbin was at the theater seeing the movie...it's hardly a relevant point in this thread.

It is truly heartbreaking going back to see if another update had been posted.

Here it is:


Clearly from my messages you all must realize the situation, and that what I had hoped and prayed for - more time - may just end up being the brief moments I had with mom earlier this week. I asked God for time, I got it and tried to fill it with as much love and laughter as I possibly could. Sitting in a movie tonight, mildly distracted from it all, I got a call from my brother and he said we have to stop being unfair. She's struggling too much. We have to let her go. I took it in, calmly, and walked back into the theater, finished the movie - Darn good Iron Man 3. I then went back to my hotel room, where I am now and broke down, conceding any fight I had left. I don't want her in pain. I don't want her in fear. I don't want her in agony. And Jeanne Cooper, Katherine Chancellor, Wilma Jeanne is a fighter! She will kick ass as long as we let her but I know now it is only for us, not for her. I had to think back sitting in her bedroom several days ago... she pointed to several objects, paintings, telling us their "value." Not much really but SHE WANTED US TO KNOW. I think she knew she was ready then, to let go. But she needed to test us to see our reaction - My reaction! Of course I immediately said, "not ready to go there mom," demonstrating exactly what she suspected; that I wasn't ready quite yet. So she hung on. Went another round. The boxer pleasing the team in their corner.

I said goodbye to her yesterday, and even then not fully meaning it or expecting that would be the last time I saw her. But now it will have to do as we enter this weekend letting her final voyage begin. And I'm good with it, honestly. Enough to be saying it here. You all have been a tremendous ear for me, to verbalize my struggles with all of this... even now with these very words... I am good. I am good. I don't want her in pain. I don't want her in fear or agony. Along with her tremendous success she's had too much of all that in her lifetime. And she's shared much of it with all of you, candidly. So I'm giving her this weekend, take the holiday, mom, make it yours, let it take you where it will. My final words to her last night were, "I'll see you again." And I will, either here or there. Prayers please for her safe and peaceful journey. I may take a break here for a bit and stay silent in prayer and mediation for the next few days... Then again, I am my mother's son and staying quiet isn't always an option. May the light of God grace shine upon us all this weekend. Make it about love, compassion, and honesty, and in doing so you will honor my mom and the examples she has always tried to set, to this very moment.
Thanks for the update...truly sad news. :(

R.I.P. Mrs. Cooper.
Though you will always be Mrs. Chancellor to me.
I pray you have met Jesus in glory, and I pray for your family here on earth for strength during this time.