Saying Goodbye to Legend Carrie Fisher
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Saying Goodbye to Legend Carrie Fisher

"May The Force Be With You."

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Saying Goodbye to Legend Carrie Fisher
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Another legend died December 27, 2016. Although she was not the King of Pop like Michael, the luminous Prince, or the powerhouse Muhammad Ali, Carrie Frances Fisher was an icon nevertheless. Fisher, 60, died from cardiac arrest following a medical emergency on a flight from London to Los Angeles.

This American actress, producer, and writer first swept Hollywood in 1977 with her charm, beauty, and talent as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars A New Hope. Following her appearances in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) she acted in popular films and TV shows such as The Blues Brothers (1980), When Harry Met Sally (1989) andScream 3 (2000).

Daughter of actress and singer Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Carrie left a deep impact in the hearts of many as she battled with drugs and a mental health illness. Through her career, raising daughter Billie Catherine Lourd, 24, and fighting various setbacks, she became an iconic symbol as she strove to overcome many thresholds such as a drug overdose, a nervous breakdown and shock therapy by taking her challenges head on. In 1987 she wrote a novel based on her experience, Postcards from the Edge, along with ten other books while partaking in various public service events that addressed those with mental heath problems.

Fisher was a true advocate, legend, mother, daughter and a bright light to many and although her death will not be the end of her impact on this world, her life will be deeply missed; "May the Force" be with you Fisher.

"You know what's funny about death? I mean other than absolutely nothing at all? You'd think we could remember finding out we weren't immortal. Sometimes I see children sobbing in airports and I think, 'Aww. They've just been told.'" -- From her 2008 memoir, "Wishful Drinking"


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