Corey Haim had enlarged heart, pulmonary congestion and water in his lungs when he died
Eighties heart-throb and rehab recidivist Corey Haim had an enlarged heart, pulmonary congestion and water in his lungs when he collapsed and died early Wednesday, his mother told Access Hollywood.
The devastated mom said a Los Angeles County Coroner official called with the report after an autopsy was performed Thursday.
The news followed revelations that the admitted addict, 38, had prescriptions for Valium, Vicodin and a muscle relaxant in the Burbank apartment he shared with his mom.
“No final cause of death has yet been established. We still have outstanding tests we are waiting for,” Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey said late Thursday.
Harvey declined to confirm any autopsy findings, but Haim’s agent told the News his client confided that he knew he had a heart condition.
“He told me he had a skip in his heart, nothing major,” Haim’s manager Mark Heaslip said.
Heaslip said it’s possible the heart condition played a role in Haim’s death and reiterated doubts that Haim was back in the grip of deadly addiction.
He said Haim had weaned himself from serious pill-popping and was working with a new addiction specialist.
He believes the four prescription bottles found in Haim’s apartment came from the new doctor. Read more
Corey Haim Dead Broke & Alone, Says Corey Feldman
While Corey Feldman appreciates the outpouring of support over the tragic death of his longtime friend Corey Haim at 38, he’s also “very troubled” as he wonders where the support was during Haim’s life.
Feldman, who appeared on Larry King Live Wednesday night, said Haim was “very destitute, very broke,” had no car and few friends.
“At the end of the day, Larry, where were all these people the last 10 years, the last 15 years of Corey’s life?” asked Feldman, also 38. “Where were all these people to lend a hand out, to reach out to him and say, you know, you’re a legend, you’re – you’re an amazingly talented, wonderful person who’s really never gone out of his way to hurt anybody other than himself?”
Feldman also said Haim was recently seeing a new treatment specialist who put him on a new line of medications. Feldman did not specify which they were, but said, “Let’s just say that they may not have corresponded properly with the medications that he was currently taking.” Read more
R.I.P Layla Grace
Most of you remember Layla Grace as the lovable two year-old who touched our hearts with her story about how she battled stage 4 high risk Neuroblastoma (Cancer). @LaylaGrace had more than 40,000 followers on her Twitter account, managed by her mother. In her last tweet, Layla’s mother wrote, “Layla went to play with the angels early this morning. Rest in peace precious Layla. 11/26/2007 – 3/9/2010.”
As of late, Layla’s condition worsened, but her mother continued updating the Twitterverse on her daughters status. Layla’s following continued to grow online, while more mom blogs, celebrities and friends responded to the updates on Twitter.
For more information on how you can help Layla’s family with medical expenses, please contribute to the Layla’s fund @ LaylaGrace.org.
