Anne Heche has been officially declared brain dead and will be taken off life support after suffering a brain injury in a fiery Los Angeles car crash last week, her friends and family have said.
The actress, 53, who is in a coma and in critical condition, will stay on a ventilator to determine whether any of her remaining organs are viable to be donated, per Heche’s wishes.
Heche, who’s been hospitalized at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital north of Los Angeles, suffered a ‘severe anoxic brain injury’ in the August 5 crash, according to a statement released Thursday night on behalf of her family and friends. Such an injury is caused by a sustained lack of oxygen to the brain.
