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Reply #60 posted 12/30/11 6:25pm

SoulAlive

Etta James condition better, taken off respirator

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Etta James' manager says the terminally ill blues singer is breathing on her own after being taken off a respirator.

Lupe De Leon says Friday that the change in her condition is great news and that the singer's blood pressure is normal.

De Leon says James was put on a respirator when she was hospitalized in Southern California on Dec. 21 because she was having trouble breathing.

James has been diagnosed with terminal leukemia and is suffering from dementia. She has been receiving mostly at-home care.

Earlier this month, a judge set aside $350,000 for her medical care.

James is best known for the hit "At Last."

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Reply #61 posted 12/30/11 6:51pm

SoulAlive

clapping

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Reply #62 posted 12/30/11 7:08pm

smoothcriminal
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Who again said prayers don't work?

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Reply #63 posted 12/31/11 5:46am

prodigalfan

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That is great news. That shows that she improved a good deal in order to get off the vent.

I'm sure her family is feeling elated that she has improved.

"Remember, one man's filler is another man's killer" -- Haystack
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Reply #64 posted 12/31/11 11:31pm

alphastreet

smoothcriminal12 said:

Who again said prayers don't work?

I'll have to remember that for 2012.

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Reply #65 posted 01/06/12 4:39am

SoulAlive

Singer Etta James leaves hospital

By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 10:12 PM EST, Thu January 5, 2012
Singer Etta James is battling the final stages of terminal leukemia, as well as dementia.
Singer Etta James is battling the final stages of terminal leukemia, as well as dementia.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The "At Last" singer is battling the final stages of terminal leukemia
  • James, 73, rang in New Year's Eve with her sons in her hospital room
  • She is "nearing the end of her time, but she's a tough lady," attorney Paul Wright says

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Terminally ill singer Etta James was released Thursday from a Southern California hospital, her manager said.

"She is home with her husband and family by her side," said Lupe De Leon. "Her condition remains stable."

James, 73, was hospitalized two weeks, battling the final stages of terminal leukemia and suffering from dementia.

The "At Last" singer spent New Year's Eve watching the ball drop with her sons, Donto and Sametto James, in her hospital room, said Donto James, who played drums in his mother's Roots band for 15 years.

Paul Wright, a lawyer who represents the sons in their dispute with Etta James' husband over who makes decisions for her, said Sunday that the singer is "nearing the end of her time, but she's a tough lady."

The judge overseeing James' conservatorship approved an agreement last month in which husband Artis Mills is the conservator, but he must equally share "end of life" decisions with the sons, Wright said.

Mills is also limited in how much of her estate he can spend and he cannot "encumber her music catalog," Wright said.

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Reply #66 posted 01/06/12 9:43am

Timmy84

God bless Jamesetta Hawkins. I just hope her last days on Earth are spent peacefully.

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Reply #67 posted 01/12/12 10:51am

mjscarousal

So glad she is doing better ...

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Reply #68 posted 01/20/12 8:37am

SoulAlive

R.I.P Etta James sad

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Reply #69 posted 01/20/12 2:49pm

shellyk84

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RIP Etta James what a talent you were one of my favs God bless

My fave first Tina and always Etta second rain or come shine RIP

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Reply #70 posted 01/20/12 7:59pm

mynameisnotsus
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Joni Mitchell has said that God came down and sat on Etta's voice when she sang At Last. RIP

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Reply #71 posted 01/21/12 8:51pm

prodigalfan

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Aww She passed?

RIP Ms. James.

rose

"Remember, one man's filler is another man's killer" -- Haystack
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