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9. Also on Variety - appears to be confirmed by her son Todd.

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Wed Dec 28, 2016, 08:52 PM

Dec 2016

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/debbie-reynolds-dead-dies-carrie-fisher-mother-1201949432/

“She wanted to be with Carrie,” her son Todd Fisher told Variety.

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This year come come to an end quick enough. nt pkdu Dec 2016 #1

You think 2017 is gonna be better? GeorgeGist Dec 2016 #59

Nope. volstork Dec 2016 #63

oh god, its gonna be a nightmare... yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #90

I never thought the third would be Debbie kimbutgar Dec 2016 #2

More like thirty-third. colorado_ufo Dec 2016 #22

Hundred and thirty third. tinrobot Dec 2016 #85

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When will the sadness end, this year has just been devastating turbinetree Dec 2016 #5

Oh dear! What a tragedy! smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #6

R.I.P n/t GP6971 Dec 2016 #7

RIP Quackers Dec 2016 #8

Also on Variety - appears to be confirmed by her son Todd. avebury Dec 2016 #9

Just saw a Philly.com breaking banner BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #10

I saw the TMZ story earlier about a potential stroke and had a feeling that this was it. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #84

I hear ya BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #92

jesus christ... dhill926 Dec 2016 #11

I'm out if tears.... sdfernando Dec 2016 #12

the poor son/brother - KT2000 Dec 2016 #13

Carrie's daughter lost mom and grandma is a day. Cruel! yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #45

Terrible. ellie Dec 2016 #14

I was afraid this would happen :( Tatiana Dec 2016 #15

Her daughter's death clearly was too much for her. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #16

This is heartbreaking. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #17

My fault. SCVDem Dec 2016 #18

WTF ? This is insane. Rustyeye77 Dec 2016 #19

at that age and in very poor health JI7 Dec 2016 #20

Unbelievable. very sad. :( nt m-lekktor Dec 2016 #21

She didn't want to live MFM008 Dec 2016 #23

She died of a broken heart, not a stroke. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #29

Yes MFM008 Dec 2016 #46

That's exaactly what I just said on facebook nt duhneece Dec 2016 #56

for sure bdamomma Dec 2016 #61

Have you seen Star Wars episode 3? Renew Deal Dec 2016 #78

Mom is with you now, Carrie. roamer65 Dec 2016 #79

Watership Down author Richard Adams died yesterday. Denverchick Dec 2016 #24

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Nooooooo! El Supremo Dec 2016 #25

I'm guessing: stress cardiomyopathy. Aristus Dec 2016 #26

You and I were thinking the same thing. Ilsa Dec 2016 #28

oh my, that is the broken heart. R B Garr Dec 2016 #52

She had a stroke. LisaL Dec 2016 #66

Okay. Aristus Dec 2016 #70

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy? Ilsa Dec 2016 #27

RIP Debbie. dae Dec 2016 #30

Horribly sad. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #32

Debbie had been recovering mainstreetonce Dec 2016 #33

This past week, I've known 3 people who died too LeftInTX Dec 2016 #34

She couldn't face burying her daughter. barbtries Dec 2016 #35

A Giant Fuck You to 2016. 47of74 Dec 2016 #36

never say the orange one got elected. HRC won the popular vote, and don't let anyone niyad Dec 2016 #96

Yeah good point. 47of74 Dec 2016 #99

R.I.P. Debbie. revmclaren Dec 2016 #37

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What an amazing video - thanks for finding it and posting it. George II Dec 2016 #42

oh god bdamomma Dec 2016 #69

That poor family, poor Todd, losing his sister and mom uppityperson Dec 2016 #39

Carrie went first AC_Mem Dec 2016 #40

Sort if happened in my family as well. sdfernando Dec 2016 #74

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Aww... that dear sweet woman. calimary Dec 2016 #41

Just...damn. Guilded Lilly Dec 2016 #43

Boy, oh, boy; if ***** isn't the symbol for all this year represents, I don't know what is. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #44

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My mother saw her mother bury a child tavernier Dec 2016 #50

My mom buried my brother at the age of 12, also from leukemia. Drunken Irishman Dec 2016 #53

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Old Jewish saying: a parent who buries a child is not afraid of death. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #54

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Oh My God bdamomma Dec 2016 #60

I saw Debbie and Harve Presnell in Annie Get Your Gun... El Supremo Dec 2016 #64

The Voice of Charlotte, of Charlotte's Web.... LovingA2andMI Dec 2016 #65

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Mother Earth and Father Time cbreezen Dec 2016 #68

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Please, no more, 2016. You've taken enough this year. Pathwalker Dec 2016 #72

2016 has been a BANNER SHITTY YEAR. PatrickforO Dec 2016 #73

Photo of Debbie & I a few years ago AND her autograph Omaha Steve Dec 2016 #75

awwwww, steve, thank you for sharing that wonderful memory with us. niyad Dec 2016 #97

As noted by many already in this thread, this certainly 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #76

I feel so bad for Carrie's brother Todd and her daughter Billie TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #80

Awful lordsummerisle Dec 2016 #82

In my book Carrie was not that old and surely had access to some good docs. Gone too soon. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #86

cardiac arrest on a plane, and possibly without oxygen for more than ten minutes. . . niyad Dec 2016 #98

Debbie and Carrie sheshe2 Dec 2016 #89

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Damn year. Rustyeye77 Dec 2016 #93