Priest Gives Ailing Zsa Zsa Gabor Her Last Rites

By PopEater Staff Posted Aug 16th 2010 06:27AM

Zsa Zsa Gabor's health has taken a sharp turn for the worse following emergency surgery over the weekend, and she has received her last rites from a priest.

The famed socialite's publicist, John Blanchette, told reporters on Sunday that Gabor "has seen a priest and is not doing very well." He administered the Catholic sacrament Sunday morning at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center with Gabor's husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, by her side.

"It is a very difficult time for her family," Blanchette said.

Gabor, 93, was in surgery for several hours on Saturday to remove blood clots from her upper body, one of them very close to her heart. At the time, Blanchette sounded hopeful, saying Gabor would likely return home either Monday or Tuesday.

Blanchette said Saturday was Gabor's 24th wedding anniversary with von Anhalt, and the two were unable to have their traditional ice cream celebration.

Gabor had been hospitalized at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center since she broke her hip in a July 17 fall at her home in Bel-Air, California. The actress's condition began to deteriorate after hip replacement surgery a few days later, and she remained hospitalized for the following three weeks. On Tuesday, Gabor's publicist announced the actress had an infection.

Throughout her hospital stay, there were a series of conflicting reports intimating that she was near death (fueled by her husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt) as well as "going strong" (daughter Constance Francesca Hilton).

Gabor has been partially paralyzed since a 2002 car accident and had a stroke five years ago. Blanchette describes her as "pretty much bedridden and wheelchair-bound for the last eight years."

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Monday 16 August

By thegrrrr8est

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Hip replacement surgery at 93? Lunacy at best. Malpractice at worst.

By bestbunny10

Zsa Zsa is the last survivor from the true Hollywood era. she is the last of the real glamour. women who dressed to kill and got their man!!! What an incredible life she had!! No doubt she will go to her "maker" with few regarets. I wish her peace on her journey.

By cactus6lil

You have always been one of my favorite actresses. I will be praying for your recovery and for your family. May God bless you for your wonderful acting career.

By Tracy

zZZZZZZZZZZZ

iTS ALWAYS A TRADEGY WHEN SOMEONE DIES NO MATTER HOW OLD THEY ARE .. WHEN PEOPLE DIE ITS OVER FOR ETERNITY THATS VERY VERY VERY VERY SAD! LOVED YA ALL THESE YEARS ZSA ZSA ... HOPEFULLY YOU CAN PULL THROUGH THIS ONE!!!

By steven

No such thing as "last rites" in The Catholic Church--not since 1965!

By ghsong

hey anyi....i love how desperate you lib losers are.say one word against them and everyone is suddenly a racist...lol...oh by the way, your inept, hapless kenyan moron hit a minus 24 approval rating today!!!!! get ready for some big time change for you to believe in!!

By Wanda

The change I believe in is that aol should stop letting idiots post irrelevant stuff. What the hell does your opinion of Obama have to do with Zsa Zsa Gabor?

By Sus

They are no longer called "the last rights". It is called the "Sacrament of the Sick" and can be given on more than one occasion. The former was referred to as "Extreme Unction" and could only be give once.

By RICK

WITH ALL THE PLEASURES OF LIFE AND ALL THE SIN'S SHE WAS PART OF SHE IS STILL A CHILD OF GOD, AND SO FORTUNATE TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS JUST BEFORE THE END. WE SHOULD ALL BE SO LUCKY

By gh

awww wanda...did i hurt your feelings by speaking poorly of your pathetic socialist muslim messiah? tick tick tick

By HATEmedicalcare

AS LONG AS THE HOSPITAL BILLS GET PAID WHO CARES RIGHT HOSPITALS YOU OVERPAID SLAPNUTS IN HOSPITALS WHO SIT AROUND NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN WAITING FOR PAITENTS

By Naota

I see the Obamacare people are here, saying we shouldn't give medical care to the elderly. Hopefully he will be voted out , and America can continue to help people - no matter how old they are. . . God Bless You, Zsa Zsa

By Ed

Who cares about this immigrant hopefully she dies already and all her family goes back to the country they came from,we dont want you here!!!!!!!!

By bob

Wow, I hope your 'loved ones' (if you have any) say the same thing about you when you kick the bucket.
Actually, it's people like you that make others hate America (and rightfully so). Please go play in traffic, then disappear from the face of the earth - we'll all be much better without Morons like you.

By ladywiccan47

she's hungarian not jewish,

By Dan

HUNGARIAN is a nationality; JEWISH is a religion. One has nothing to do with the other. However I do not believe the Gabors were Jewish. ZsaZsa and Eva were true Shixa goddesses!

By Jessica

I am so sorry to hear this about Zsa Zsa, my deepest prayers are with her family and friends!!

By SHANGHIED

Zsa Zsa has always been a woderful actress and a beutiful one.
Let us all pray for her.Her sister Eva was also a beutiful and
wonderful actress. I loved to warch Eva on " Green Acres "

By Carol L. Ziegler

93 is a long-run. I pray that these last years have not been ones of suffering and that you go to to your rest in peace.

"Ed",

Have you no shame? Have you no decency, sir?

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