<p>So sad, but this is the ending I wish for all of us. She was in reasonably good health to the very end, she was able to work at something she loved until just days before her death, and she did not suffer. She said just recently something to the effect that she had a great life and was ready when it was her time. Will truly miss her.</p>
<p>Nrdsb4-the clinic is already under investigation.</p>
<p>They are talking on CNN just now with a reporter who just interviewed her in July. She told him she would not want to be revived unless she could still do an hour’s worth of comedy. I am glad she was still doing what she loved until the night before this procedure and was still in top form. Still very sad though and she certainly had a lot of comedy left in her.</p>
<p>I loved her appearance on Say Yes to the Dress with a friend of the family. Her comments were spot on and was interesting to see her as herself. Fashion Police is entertaining, I hope they can continue on, I enjoy the banter.</p>
<p>I think Melissa decided to have all life support removed when it was obvious nothing else could be done for her. She was then moved from ICU to private room so her family could be alone with her while waiting for the end. </p>
<p>I’m also sad. I admire how hard she worked her entire life and appreciate how difficult it must have been for her in the early days. </p>
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<p>Usually when one is moved from the ICU to a private room, it indicates that the patient is improving. I saw a lot of media speculation to that effect when it was announced that she’d left the ICU. However, it can also mean that the family has decided to forego aggressive treatment and provide a place where the patient can be with more family and friends (ICUs often have strict visiting rules with the regard to times and numbers of people-usually 2 at a time-who can be present). I kind of suspected that the latter was the case and was not surprised to hear today that she had passed. I think Melissa did the right thing. That little fireball would not have wanted to live for long without her body and intellect intact.</p>
<p>That’s exactly what I was thinking too - people who are spitfires like that don’t want to just exist in a hospital bed with no quality of life, they either want to live, or rest in peace. And I’m sure her wishes were known to her family.</p>
<p>I adored her. She had a huge work ethic, so much energy and kept going and going, like an energizer bunny. She was great on the early years of “The Apprentice”. She had a very tough life, as do I, but she found a way to make humor out of it, while my neck is tense all the time. I guess I can learn a lot from her way of coping with life’s stresses. I didn’t watch her on fashion police all that much, but whenever I did, she cracked me up. She had some quick wit. The main thing is she didn’t give up and kept at it. A great lesson when served with life’s up’s and down’s.</p>
<p>Agree with everyone’s assessment of moving her to a private room to disconnect artificial measures and let nature take its course with family surrounding her. </p>
<p>News said they are investigating the endoscopy center as a matter of routine, but thus far there was no suggestion of anything below the standard of care. They also said the facility had not history of problems. Of course that doesn’t mean anything.</p>
<p>She just did the Ice Bucket challenge and was performing up to a week ago. That’s the way to go, honestly. Vital til the end. </p>
<p>Agree that she will be missed and also that she would have likely preferred this exit to a prolonged phase of diminishing returns. She was inspirational. What a path she paved! </p>
<p>I think she’d be making a joke about how appropriate it is she died going under the knife and maybe they could have given her a last facelift and maybe a boob job so everyone at the funeral would say “I’d die to look that good. And check out those boobs.”</p>
<p>Brian Williams just reported on the Nightly News that she left explicit wishes for her funeral in a recent book she wrote. She wanted a Hollywood finale, lots of publicists causing trouble, papparazzi, no Rabbi spewing on and on, wanted to have Meryl Streep crying in 4 different languages, etc. Pretty hilarious.</p>
<p>And also a wind machine so her hair would be flying around in the casket like Beyonce’'s. Funny and relevant til the end.</p>
<p>To add to my comment above, this is one of her jokes after her husband killed himself: “After Edgar killed himself, I went out to dinner with Melissa. I looked at the menu and said, ‘If Daddy were here to see these prices, he’d kill himself all over again.’ ” </p>
<p>In my eyes, she brought the caustic humor of Jewish female comedians out of its ethnic enclave into the mainstream. That humor was unrelenting - critical of others, self-critical to an extreme, with an emphasis on lightning fast retorts and put downs - and Joan was that 100%. </p>
<p>I’m trying to remember who is left. Don Rickles, who comes from the same traditions. Robert Klein, who I saw not long ago, is about a decade younger. Woody Allen, of course. Even among the non-Jews, Bob Newhart and …</p>
<p>My daughters and I are all so sad. We absolutely love Joan Rivers and Fashion Police is on of our guilty pleasures that we share…but being an older mom. I have fond memories of her from years ago on the Tonight Show. If you’ve never seen the documentary, “Joan Rivers, A Piece of Work” I highly recommend it.
I agree that it didn’t sound good this morning when I heard on the local CBS News in NYC that she had been moved from the ICU to a private room and was “resting comfortably” but also agree that she went the way she would want, working up the end and not really suffering or lingering.</p>
<p>She had just commented on Robin Williams passing and how the suicide shocked her since her husband had also. She said on a TV interview,many had no idea he was allowed to get that dark, it was tragic. She was very sweet in her tribute. How sad she went so soon after. I’m sure her funeral will be a hoot
<a href=“Robin Williams Dead: Joan Rivers Remembers Her Red Carpet Interview | Time”>http://time.com/3104935/robin-williams-dead-joan-rivers-remembrance/</a></p>
<p>It would be so cool if Meryl Streep showed up !</p>
<p>She will be missed. As others, I most admire her work ethic and her authenticity. RIP</p>