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more about #death Grim Reaper of the Forest: After having had two surgeries (gallbladder and thyroid) I am much more reluctant to consider doing elective surgery. I am a paranoid person, so the ... more » lostinalunchbox: as a surgeon, i'd like to remind y'all that, as is said above, surgery is NO JOKE. you really learn that the first time you are involved in a maybe-n... more » femme-bot: Why are some commenters assuming she didn't know she could die from surgury? more » History Major: I'm not sure how we know she had "everything." Yeah she won a national beauty pageant but that doesn't mean she had everything and wasn't dealing with... more » BetteD: Heartbreaking. I can only hope that this tragedy is handled with some tact in the media. She had two children. There just aren't any words. more » RubyPenelope: This is sad but I hope it serves a somber reminder that all surgery is to be taken seriously and cosmetic surgery can have serious complications, it ... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): I hate how plastic surgery has been so normalized in pop culture. Shows like Dr 90210 make it seem quick and easy, but people need to remember that i... more » sayah: She died from PE. I don't care why, PE is awful to have. You routinely give bloodthinners during and after surgery here, but maybe not there? Either w... more » prismatism is Team Bella: I don't believe in Hell, but I should go there for this... but what popped into my mind when I read this... "Wasn't my mom a Betty? She died when I ... more » lowkeylo: To be fair, Latin Americans are supposed to be much more focused on big bootys than large breasts, so I am guessing this is a much more common surgery... more » Lizabelle: Tragic. I hope Colbert and company are tactful. more » Alohamaid: This is so sad I have no words. And I shudder to think of the jokes people will be making about this on the mainstream news. more » sfBirdie: She talks about him in the present... I might just be tearing up right now. When she talks about feeling the contour of his hand - stream of tears do... more » AllieCaulfield: Too bad Oprah steps on Lisa's beautiful line about feeling every contour of Patrick's hand in hers...to inquire if Lisa can watch "Ghost." What a dund... more » Tredwina: This ruined my Halloween party makeup :( I want to go snuggle everyone I love. #patrickswayze more » sybann: i cried - ugly cry #patrickswayze more » keldo: WHY must Oprah interrupt so often? I was really hoping to hear more from Lisa but it's a battle with Oprah to get a word in sometimes. #patrickswayze more » dripdrop: I got sucked into the RZP this weekend when nothing else was on. It is SO entertaining. I love that you can tell how passionate she is about her job... more » ginseng_you_sing: Get her some Zofran! That shit is awesome when you're nauseous! more » bellejay: She sounds like she has a Man Cold more » -
#rip
"A Woman Who Had Everything Lost Her Life For A Firmer Behind"
Solange Magnano, a former Miss Argentina, died on Sunday from complications caused by plastic surgery. She went in for a gluteoplasty, but the procedure somehow went wrong, and wound up killing the 37-year-old beauty queen. [CNN, MSNBC] -
#clips
Swayze's Widow: "I Feel Like He Hasn't Left"
Today on Oprah, Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze's wife of 34 years, revealed that they separated for a year because of his drinking. "I didn't want to be there to watch him die," she said. "Not like that." Clip at left. -
#idie
Rachel Zoe & Friends Fear For Her Life
On last night's Rachel Zoe Project, Rachel suddenly felt incredibly ill, which led her—and everyone else—to worry that she might die. Not "die" as in swooning over a Chanel dress, but "die" as in stop living. More » -
#themeaningoflife
The Right Kind Of Death Panel
A recent poll shows 41% of Americans believe Obama's healthcare plan will create "death panels." But two Newsweek articles this week highlight something that's been ignored amid all the recent hysteria — the actual wishes of the dying.
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#teachingmoment
Nuns Teach One Another, Us, As They Lay Dying
The nuns at the Sisters of St. Joseph convent near Rochester are — like many compatriots — aging and dying. But how they're choosing to do so could provide a model of live, and death, for the rest of us. More » -
#dyingyoung
Death Becomes Her
A new study finds that the obituary photographs people choose are getting progressively younger - even as we're dying older. The number of outdated obit pics more than doubled between 1967 and 1997. [UPI, Obit] -
#aplagueofpigs
Swine Flu: Fingers Point; American Child Dies
The US suffered its first swine flu death yesterday, and accusations are flying about who "started" the epidemic. More » -
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#lifeafterdeath
Mom "Harvests" Dead Son's Sperm, But Is That What He Would Have Wanted?
A woman whose son was murdered in Austin, TX has received a court order to preserve her son's body until his sperm can be collected; she'll use it to have grandchildren through a surrogate. [Guanabee] -
#shortcircuit
Status: Deceased (Or, How To Haunt Someone Through Facebook)
On Facebook, even dead people never die. More » -
#suicide
Model Falls To Death
Sahar Daftary, a London model who had been crowned "the Face of Asia," fell to her death from an apartment building on Saturday after discovering her boyfriend was married. [Independent] -
#oncomedy
High Art
If you didn't get enough Zadie Smith earlier, check out this funny, strange audio interview.




