'Grease' Star Jeff Conaway Dies After Being Taken Off Life Support: Did Family Do the Right Thing?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2011/05/27 13:00:00

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"Grease" and "Taxi" star Jeff Conaway died Friday morning, one day after his family decided to take him off of life support, his manager told CNN.

The actor has spent the last two weeks in a medically induced coma in an Encino, Calif., hospital.

Perhaps because Conaway was recently featured on Dr. Drew's "Celebrity Rehab," initial rumors stated that the actor had slipped into a pill-induced coma. But manager Phil Brock said he had suffered from pneumonia and sepsis in recent weeks.

An unnamed source told RadarOnline, "There [was] no evidence that Jeff intentionally took an overdose of pills, period ... Jeff likely aspirated one of the pills into his lungs, prompting the pneumonia that he is now suffering from."

The Christian Post reports that there was no brain function for the entire two weeks Conaway was in a coma.

His family made the difficult decision to take him off life support despite rumors that Conaway's girlfriend was attempting to block the action. Do you think they did the right thing?

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leslie 2011/05/27 13:25:31 (edited)

Yes

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I fully realize he hasn't died yet (I wrote this earlier today before news of his death became available)
Maybe now he can find some peace!!!! When The time comes, may he have the peace and the serenity he couldn't find in this life.

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

I prefer to remember him like this

Not as he was on Celebrity Rehab
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Merhabi Daham 2011/09/12 13:30:09

No

Only right if that was in his will or he had filled out the forms for it.

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WhereIsAmerica? ~PWCM~JLA 2011/05/30 23:22:42

Yes

I am assuming they made the best decision they could.

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Brittany Amber McClary 2011/05/30 03:25:15

No

there probably wouldve been a chance that he got better but in situations like that you never know

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Bronar 2011/05/30 03:11:32

Yes

Totally his (if he had a living will) and his famiiy's decision.

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Nan 2011/05/30 02:35:47

Yes

Since he was 'brain dead' then I think it's the right thing to do. I will certainly miss him. I loved him in 'Grease' and on 'Taxi'. I'm just really sad he couldn't beat his demons but at least not he's in a better place and not 'struggling' anymore.

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Diana 2011/05/30 01:26:03

Yes

He was so screwed up from drugs.He seemed like a senile old man.I wish the young people would give it some thought what drugs can do to you.So many have died so young because
of drugs.Yet on soda Head if you say your against Marijuana.Everyone jumps down your throat.
Like I'm the stupid one.
Of course his family did the right thing.He was brain dead.

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moviebuff 2011/05/30 00:51:01

Yes

He has been through alot but to keep him there in a state of limbo is just wrong. Maybe he will find peace in the next stage after his life.

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bob h. 2011/05/29 23:25:12

Yes

One of my fears is getting stuck in a hospital and not being allowed to die.

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Steelshrt 2011/05/29 23:25:00

Yes

There should have been one more choice. "Not my decision"
I personallly would not want to live brain dead. Pull the plug.

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SCOOP--RIP, MY DEAR MAX 2011/05/29 23:13:39

Yes

I believe it is wrong to prolong the inevitable. If he was going to live, he would have continued to breathe when they took him off life support. I think the family did the right thing. Who would want to continue to live by being hooked up to a machine?

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Merhabi... to SCOOP--... 2011/09/12 13:29:25

Well death is always inevitable so you should kill yourself right this moment and not prolong the inevitable. ;) I've been waiting for someone to say "prolong the inevitable".

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SCOOP--... to Merhabi... 2011/09/12 18:18:12

Don't twist my words to mean what you want them to mean. You know very well that I was referring to the fact that he was on life support. He obviously brain dead and wasn't breathing on his own. If I am very ill and on life support, I don't want to be that way. As for killing myself right now, you are a sick person to even think such a thing, let alone say it. I don't care to associate with people like you. Good bye.

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Joanna the Great 2011/05/29 20:13:00

Yes

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it's good to let them go.we had to put a do not resuscitate on my daddy, it was his time, there was no need to prolong his suffering.

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Emanon 2011/05/29 19:11:18

Yes

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If the machines were the only thing keeping him alive then I would rather be taken off... but that is just me.

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harley oldman 2011/05/29 18:06:04

Yes

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NOT SURE...........But personally I feel He`s better off. I really liked his character in Grease and Taxi. Very sad the way things turned out. I pray he made Peace with his Creator.

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Tina 2011/05/29 14:36:22

Yes

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The man had been trying to kill himself for years anyway. Although it was a hard decision for the family, I don't think anyone would want to live as a vegetable.

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Jareth Majere 2011/05/29 14:19:28

Yes

+1
This wasn't my choice, but I'm sure whoever did this gave it a lot of thought

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bradley43 2011/05/29 14:09:03

Yes

+1
It was a hard decision for the family I'm sure

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Twinky 2011/05/29 12:31:27

Yes

+1
A very hard decision and I truly feel for his family, but there was no brain activity = brain dead = dead.

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san 2011/05/29 12:01:14

Yes

+1
Why make him suffer or watch him pain, it hurts them as well.

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ednasharonstone@hotmail.com 2011/05/29 10:01:54

Yes

+1
I Don,t Know

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Arty 2011/05/29 09:51:58

Yes

+2
and it is the family's business not ours

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Bob DiN 2011/05/29 06:51:00

Yes

+1
RIP.

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AlCashier 2011/05/29 05:20:05

Yes

+2
the poor man was tortured in Life for years now. time for him to be at peace.

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Riobhca 2011/05/29 04:52:51 (edited)

Yes

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I am sure that it was a very difficult decision. Our family once had a similar decision to make about a family member. There was no brain activity at all for quite some time and we knew that he would never want to live like that. So we finally had him taken off the life support and he only lived for a few hours afterwards.

Blessings to Jeff's family. I hope that they all can find peace now.

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jgh57 2011/05/29 04:01:16

Yes

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It is one of the hardest and most loving decisions any one ever has to make. My heart and prayers go out to them.

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jams 2011/05/29 03:26:24

Yes

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No man should be forced into those things by religious fanatics or anyone else.

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lynnie 2011/05/29 02:14:45

Yes

+3
I don't want to say yes or no. This is not the type of thing that strangers like us should comment on or judge.

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JingerJewels 2011/05/29 00:45:24

Yes

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they allowed him to go with a little dignity

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JAA 2011/05/28 22:32:11

Yes

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If there was no brain activity for two weeks, then there certainly was not going to be any showing up in subsequent weeks. Once the brain is dead, the soul has left the body. I imagine it just took a few weeks for the family to adjust to the idea before they began the process. Sad.

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ladypuppylove 2011/05/28 21:18:14

No

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no because my sister who is the oldest had to make the decision for our mom when she had a massive heart attack, i just wanted to let her stay on life support for ever , i just wanted her to stay here and sometimes i wonder today will she ,could she have made it through, please don't be mad at me but i just wanted my mom

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JAA to ladypup... 2011/05/28 22:34:38

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I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my dad to lung cancer when I was 23 y/o. It's always hard to let a loved-one go, but when there is no more brain activity, the soul has already left the body. Families usually need a few weeks to get use to the idea before they make the decision to stop the machines.

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ladypup... to JAA 2011/05/28 22:59:37

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thanks,t i lost my mom in 1999 on december 8 and it still feel like yesterday, i am sorry for your lost, my dad is deceased also but the 8 of us is very close

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lynnie to ladypup... 2011/05/29 02:15:46

+1
I am sorry.

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ladypup... to lynnie 2011/05/30 13:28:35

thank you

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jgh57 to ladypup... 2011/05/29 04:03:26

+1
It is a very hard decision to make. My heart goes out to you.

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ladypup... to jgh57 2011/05/30 13:28:52

+1
thank you

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Mindlesspartyhack 2011/05/28 21:04:51

Yes

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It was his choice (I hope).

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PotatoHead 2011/05/28 20:36:52

Yes

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Its better for him to be at peace.His family couldnt let him suffer.

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Jaiheen... to PotatoHead 2011/05/29 02:58:25

Amen! Thats what happened to Jeff in his life, sufferage. When I saw him on C. Rehab I felt sorry for him, he looked like a old man, bent over in pain, and in a wheelchair with a cane. A person can only take so much in life, his life was a living hell.

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