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‘The Monster Squad’ Star André Gower Needs Our Help After Suffering a Heart Attack
A horror icon thanks to his role in beloved ’80s classic The Monster Squad and a friend to many in the film community, André Gower needs the help of fans and friends alike right now.
Over the weekend, the 48-year-old Gower suffered a massive heart attack that nearly claimed his life, and his friends and family have put together a Go Fund Me to fund his medical bills.
The team explains, “During an ordinary round of tennis with a friend on Saturday, July 3, Andre suffered a massive heart attack caused by a blood clot, landing multiple days in intensive care. He was saved with mere minutes to spare. Andre was moved to ICU to begin minute-by-minute monitoring by staff. A pacemaker was installed to help take over when his heart beat became unstable while it learned to calibrate itself and beat on its own again.”
“He was bradycardic through the next 24 hours, and the pacemaker did 90% of the work. Unfortunately, the next day they discovered another blockage – 50% – in Andre’s LAD, which means he has a “Widowmaker.” That is currently being monitored and a decision will be made on surgery or installing a permanent pacemaker.”
“When he recovers enough to be released, he faces what many of us have unfortunately gone through: obliterating hospital bills from cath lab, stents, pacemaker, multiple days in intensive care (ICU), urgent care, ambulance, emergency room care, numerous medications, lost work opportunities, and more,” the Go Fund Me campaign goes on to explain. “He has a long road to recovery ahead, including long-term cardiac specialty care.”
If you have the means, head over to Go Fund Me to pitch in and help André move past this horrifying experience. You can also send him well wishes on Twitter and Instagram.
We love you, André. And we’re all pulling for you. Get well soon!
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All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that actress Daveigh Chase has passed away at just 35 years old. The news was first reported by TMZ this afternoon.
The outlet reports, “The actress’ boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, tells TMZ … Daveigh died Tuesday from meningitis and an infection in her blood, which caused her to have septic issues and led to her body shutting down.” The website’s report continues, “We’re told Daveigh had been admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles earlier this month because of malnutrition.”
Here in the horror world, a young Daveigh Chase memorably played Samara in Gore Verbinski’s 2002 horror movie The Ring, the American remake of the Japanese horror hit.
Far outside the horror world, Daveigh Chase voiced Lilo in the 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch, a character she continued to voice in various animated spinoff projects.
Chase also appeared as Samantha Darko in the 2001 classic Donnie Darko, later returning to play the sister of Donnie Darko in the 2009 spinoff movie titled S. Darko.
Daveigh Chase’s resume also includes roles on the TV shows “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Charmed,” “ER,” “Touched by an Angel,” “CSI,” “Cold Case,” and 32 episodes of “Big Love.”
Chase appeared in the films The Rats, Silence, Carolina, Beethoven’s 5th, Yellow, Little Red Wagon, Transference, Killer Crush, Jack Goes Home, and American Romance.
We send our deepest condolences to Daveigh Chase’s family, friends, and fans.
Pictured: Daveigh Chase in ‘Killer Crush’ (2015)
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