David Cassidy in critical condition - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

MA · 11-18-2017, 04:37 PM

http://www.tmz.com/2017/11/18/david-...re-near-death/

Bonniegirl · 11-18-2017, 04:55 PM

Yeah ! I just read this on the internet! Very sad!!

My prayers are with him!

Retro4Life · 11-18-2017, 04:56 PM

Terrible, terrible news. I know there's a lot of criticism of him on this board (the majority of it unwarranted IMO) but he's a childhood hero of mine and my prayers are with him.

MA · 11-18-2017, 05:07 PM

My bad. Thought the both of you didn’t know already.

Rawr · 11-18-2017, 06:01 PM

I'm very sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.

Mr. Television · 11-18-2017, 07:41 PM

Very sad. Prayers go to David. I still have a school binder I got in the 3rd grade with David Cassidy on the cover. The only binder I kept from my school years. David Cassidy was big at that time. Just another one of my TV family that I grew up with in the 1970's that's dying. Seems like there aren't many left.

Mr. Television · 11-18-2017, 07:58 PM

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/...-organ-failure

David Cassidy 'conscious' after being hospitalised with organ failure

The 67-year-old Partridge Family actor and singer is surrounded by his family after being rushed to hospital in Florida, spokeswoman says

Press Association and Guardian staff

Saturday 18 November 2017 17.10 EST

US actor and singer David Cassidy is “conscious and surrounded by family”, his spokeswoman has said, after he was admitted to hospital for organ failure earlier this week.

The Partridge Family star, 67, was rushed to a Florida hospital three days ago and requires a liver transplant.A spokeswoman for Cassidy told the Press Association: “He is now conscious and surrounded by family,” following reports he had been put into an induced coma.

Cassidy rose to fame in the early 1970s through the musical sitcom The Partridge Family, where he played the eldest of five siblings who embarked upon a musical career together.

The success of the show spawned more than a dozen group and solo albums and sparked ‘Cassidymania’, with hordes of young fans buying lunchboxes, pillowcases, bubblegum and other items adorned with Cassidy’s image.

In February, Cassidy announced he was suffering from dementia, a condition suffered by both his mother and grandfather. He said he was in “denial” about his health until a fraught performance in California where he appeared to be slurring his words and reportedly fell off the stage at one point.

The star, who enjoyed hits in the 1970s like How Can I Be Sure, said he had decided to stop touring, adding: “I want to focus on what I am. I want to love. I want to enjoy life.”

In 2014, a judge sentenced Cassidy – who divorced his third wife last year and was recently declared bankrupt – to three months in rehab and five years’ probation for drink-driving.

rusty spike · 11-19-2017, 05:06 AM

I hope the best for him and his family.

um · 11-19-2017, 06:02 AM

It looks grim. Actually this news only came out in the past 24 hours (as far as I know) but he had already been in seriously declining health for some three days.
Not to be ghoulish, but now it seems that this could go into the thread about
"older actors who outlived their younger co-stars. "
Shirley Jones will have surpassed him.
I think I heard that Shirley Jones was fairly recently hospitalized too with a broken hip when she fell.
Darn, Father time is so cruel at times.

Schmoopie · 11-19-2017, 07:43 AM

So sad. I hope that we don't get a repeat of what happened with Tom Petty where news comes out too soon. That was awful and now this....

Babalu · 11-19-2017, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

So sad. I hope that we don't get a repeat of what happened with Tom Petty where news comes out too soon. That was awful and now this....

Don't really think it makes much of a difference. This is something there isn't much hope of recovering from. He could very well be past the point where a liver transplant would save him. Unfortunately it's his own fault. He had a great life and threw it away. Very sad indeed.

MA · 11-19-2017, 08:05 AM

I saw on another thread that it was confirmed on Facebook that he passed away. Is this true?

king of comedy · 11-19-2017, 09:38 AM

My prayers are with him.

BigManMike · 11-19-2017, 09:42 AM

We already lost the youngest Suzanne Crough two years ago. It would be sad if Cassidy was next.

Mr. Television · 11-19-2017, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikaelaArsenault

I saw on another thread that it was confirmed on Facebook that he passed away. Is this true?

I haven't seen anything about it yet.

11-18-2017, 04:37 PM	#1
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11-18-2017, 04:56 PM	#3
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Terrible, terrible news. I know there's a lot of criticism of him on this board (the majority of it unwarranted IMO) but he's a childhood hero of mine and my prayers are with him.
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11-18-2017, 07:41 PM	#6
Mr. Television 22 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,129	Very sad. Prayers go to David. I still have a school binder I got in the 3rd grade with David Cassidy on the cover. The only binder I kept from my school years. David Cassidy was big at that time. Just another one of my TV family that I grew up with in the 1970's that's dying. Seems like there aren't many left.
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11-18-2017, 04:55 PM	#2
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,602	Yeah ! I just read this on the internet! Very sad!! My prayers are with him!

11-18-2017, 05:07 PM	#4
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,343	My bad. Thought the both of you didn’t know already.

11-18-2017, 06:01 PM	#5
Rawr Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 05, 2015 Posts: 2,160	I'm very sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.

11-18-2017, 07:58 PM	#7
Mr. Television 22 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,129	https://www.theguardian.com/culture/...-organ-failure David Cassidy 'conscious' after being hospitalised with organ failure The 67-year-old Partridge Family actor and singer is surrounded by his family after being rushed to hospital in Florida, spokeswoman says Press Association and Guardian staff Saturday 18 November 2017 17.10 EST US actor and singer David Cassidy is “conscious and surrounded by family”, his spokeswoman has said, after he was admitted to hospital for organ failure earlier this week. The Partridge Family star, 67, was rushed to a Florida hospital three days ago and requires a liver transplant.A spokeswoman for Cassidy told the Press Association: “He is now conscious and surrounded by family,” following reports he had been put into an induced coma. Cassidy rose to fame in the early 1970s through the musical sitcom The Partridge Family, where he played the eldest of five siblings who embarked upon a musical career together. The success of the show spawned more than a dozen group and solo albums and sparked ‘Cassidymania’, with hordes of young fans buying lunchboxes, pillowcases, bubblegum and other items adorned with Cassidy’s image. In February, Cassidy announced he was suffering from dementia, a condition suffered by both his mother and grandfather. He said he was in “denial” about his health until a fraught performance in California where he appeared to be slurring his words and reportedly fell off the stage at one point. The star, who enjoyed hits in the 1970s like How Can I Be Sure, said he had decided to stop touring, adding: “I want to focus on what I am. I want to love. I want to enjoy life.” In 2014, a judge sentenced Cassidy – who divorced his third wife last year and was recently declared bankrupt – to three months in rehab and five years’ probation for drink-driving.

11-19-2017, 05:06 AM	#8
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	I hope the best for him and his family.

11-19-2017, 06:02 AM	#9
um Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 26, 2015 Posts: 907	It looks grim. Actually this news only came out in the past 24 hours (as far as I know) but he had already been in seriously declining health for some three days. Not to be ghoulish, but now it seems that this could go into the thread about "older actors who outlived their younger co-stars. " Shirley Jones will have surpassed him. I think I heard that Shirley Jones was fairly recently hospitalized too with a broken hip when she fell. Darn, Father time is so cruel at times.

11-19-2017, 07:43 AM	#10
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	So sad. I hope that we don't get a repeat of what happened with Tom Petty where news comes out too soon. That was awful and now this....

11-19-2017, 08:05 AM	#12
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,343	I saw on another thread that it was confirmed on Facebook that he passed away. Is this true?

11-19-2017, 09:38 AM	#13
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	My prayers are with him.

11-19-2017, 09:42 AM	#14
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	We already lost the youngest Suzanne Crough two years ago. It would be sad if Cassidy was next.