Anne Heche dead at 53

Anne Heche's son Homer said, 'My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom'

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The "Six Days, Seven Nights" actress was engaged in a terrible vehicle accident a week ago that left her in a coma and with a "severe" brain injury.

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This week, her representative stated that she had sustained a "severe pulmonary injury.”

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and needed "mechanical ventilation" with "burns that require surgical intervention."

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On Thursday, Heche’s rep told that the actress was "not expected to survive."

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Following the crash, her rep confirmed Heche "hasn't regained consciousness since shortly after the accident."

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The Los Angeles Police Department told that a blood test later revealed "the presence of drugs"

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but additional testing was needed to "rule out any substances that were administered at the hospital as part of her medical treatment."

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