Melissa Gilbert Rushed to Hospital After Head Injury on "Dancing with the Stars" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 04-10-2012, 02:55 AM

Melissa Gilbert Rushed to Hospital During Broadcast
4/9/2012
by Michael O'Connell

Melissa Gilbert had what the judges called her best performance of the season during Monday's "Dancing With the Stars" -- but it didn't go off without a hitch. The 47-year-old actress left the show's Mid-City Los Angeles studio for the hospital before the end of the live broadcast.

Host Tom Bergeron acknowledged Gilbert's injury at the end of the live taping, but ABC reps on site would not elaborate, only saying that a full update would be given during Tuesday's episode.

In the middle of Gilbert's Paso Doble with Chmerkovskiy, which earned them a cumulative score of 22, she hit her head on the ballroom floor. And though she didn't let on during the judges' commentary, pro Karina Smirnoff told The Hollywood Reporter and other media reps that Gilbert started complaining of dizziness and of feeling lightheaded.

She was so weakened, singer Gavin DeGraw carried her down from the stage's elevated "red room" and out of the studio.

With about 20 minutes left in the episode, Gilbert was put on a stretcher and taken, by ambulance, to a hospital. Chmerkovskiy followed her.

In 2010, Gilbert underwent surgery for a broken back -- an injury she sustained while performing in a musical production of Little House on the Prairie. She and her partner had acknowledged earlier in the season they were taking care to work around her injury.

There was no sense of alarm after the show, but there wasn't a surplus of details either.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...kovskiy-309747

catlover79 · 04-10-2012, 08:16 AM

Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson) reported on her FB page that Melissa is OK, but that had to be scary. God bless Melissa and I hope she heals quickly.

JamesG · 04-10-2012, 01:00 PM

^ That's great to hear. Head injuries are no joke.

Marvo301 · 04-10-2012, 01:56 PM

Glad she is ok!

Yooch · 04-10-2012, 02:26 PM

It sounds like she's ok; that's good!

fireandice · 04-15-2012, 07:58 PM

Glad she's okay.

Schmoopie · 04-16-2012, 02:45 AM

Wow that's awful and I'm glad she's okay.

04-10-2012, 02:55 AM	#1
JamesG Moderator Forum Veteran Freakshow Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 22,370	Melissa Gilbert Rushed to Hospital After Head Injury on "Dancing with the Stars" Melissa Gilbert Rushed to Hospital During Broadcast 4/9/2012 by Michael O'Connell Melissa Gilbert had what the judges called her best performance of the season during Monday's "Dancing With the Stars" -- but it didn't go off without a hitch. The 47-year-old actress left the show's Mid-City Los Angeles studio for the hospital before the end of the live broadcast. Host Tom Bergeron acknowledged Gilbert's injury at the end of the live taping, but ABC reps on site would not elaborate, only saying that a full update would be given during Tuesday's episode. In the middle of Gilbert's Paso Doble with Chmerkovskiy, which earned them a cumulative score of 22, she hit her head on the ballroom floor. And though she didn't let on during the judges' commentary, pro Karina Smirnoff told The Hollywood Reporter and other media reps that Gilbert started complaining of dizziness and of feeling lightheaded. She was so weakened, singer Gavin DeGraw carried her down from the stage's elevated "red room" and out of the studio. With about 20 minutes left in the episode, Gilbert was put on a stretcher and taken, by ambulance, to a hospital. Chmerkovskiy followed her. In 2010, Gilbert underwent surgery for a broken back -- an injury she sustained while performing in a musical production of Little House on the Prairie. She and her partner had acknowledged earlier in the season they were taking care to work around her injury. There was no sense of alarm after the show, but there wasn't a surplus of details either. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...kovskiy-309747

04-10-2012, 08:16 AM	#2
catlover79 Moderator Forum Legend God Bless Val Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 67,665	Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson) reported on her FB page that Melissa is OK, but that had to be scary. God bless Melissa and I hope she heals quickly. __________________ "Jesus loves you and He approves this message." "I'm alive. I'm feeling good. I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can." - Valerie Harper, March 2013

04-10-2012, 01:56 PM	#4
Marvo301 Forum Veteran I got a rock. Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 16,491	Glad she is ok! __________________ Only a life lived for others is worth living. Alfred Einstein A life isn't worth living unless it has impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

04-10-2012, 02:26 PM	#5
Yooch Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,102	It sounds like she's ok; that's good! __________________ "The true meaning of America, you ask? It's in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman's badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper...In all these things and many more, you'll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me." --Audie Leon Murphy June 20, 1924-- May 28, 1971

04-15-2012, 07:58 PM	#6
fireandice Frequent Poster John 3:16 Join Date: Nov 16, 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 99	Glad she's okay. __________________ “God loves you and He knows the secrets of your heart. The horrors that you’ve endured, you cannot blame Him for. You’ve let the past come between you and God. Turn the past over to Him. His is strong enough to take it. Give Him your future, too & He’ll make you strong enough to face it.” - Touched by an Angel

04-10-2012, 01:00 PM	#3
JamesG Moderator Forum Veteran Freakshow Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 22,370	^ That's great to hear. Head injuries are no joke.

04-16-2012, 02:45 AM	#7
Schmoopie Moderator Forum Veteran I adore David Hyde Pierce! Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Seattle-The home of Niles Crane, Cafe Nervosa and KACL 780AM Posts: 10,590	Wow that's awful and I'm glad she's okay. __________________ Daphne: I hope some day some man will feel that way about me. Niles: Oh, Daphne, don't worry. You are a very special person, and some day a man worthy of you will come along... just as soon as the gods create him. Daphne: I feel very close to you. Niles: I feel very close to you too Daphne. You know it's easy being someone you feel close to when you feel close to someone who's so close.

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