"Kirkland, 84, is in hospice at a Palm Springs hospital, her rep, Michael Greene, told TMZ. He said he was heading there from New York to be with her and that Cody Galloway, her close friend and former student, is already by her side. Thank you for all your love and support, the fund's organizers posted on Friday. Sally is grateful for your kindness and love. Sally is on hospice now and is resting comfortably. Please hold and send the light for Sally."
"The online fundraiser, launched Nov. 18, 2024, by Galloway and two other friends, said the veteran actress had been struggling and that her money had run out during a months-long health crisis. This past year Sally fractured her four bones in her neck, right wrist, and her left hip, the organizers wrote at the time. While recovering she developed two separate life-threatening infections. The combination of these injuries and infections have required extensive hospitalizations and rehab beyond the 100 days insurance will cover."
"Bad financial advice had cost Kirkland the money she earned during her peak acting years, as well as the bulk of her investments in the 2007 stock market crash, the site said. On top of that, in 2021 SAG-AFTRA had canceled the supplemental insurance that served as Medigap coverage for members over 65, leaving Kirkland in a chaotic and confusing transition to a different plan and saddled with out-of-pocket medical expenses that outstripped her savings and monthly pension."
Sally Kirkland, 84, is receiving hospice care at a Palm Springs hospital with close friend and former student Cody Galloway at her side and representative Michael Greene arriving from New York. An online fundraiser launched Nov. 18, 2024, by Galloway and two friends detailed months-long medical crises that depleted her funds. Over the past year she fractured bones in her neck, right wrist, and left hip, and developed two life-threatening infections requiring hospitalizations and rehab beyond standard insurance coverage. Bad financial advice and the 2007 market crash eroded her savings, and the 2021 cancellation of a supplemental SAG-AFTRA Medigap plan increased out-of-pocket medical costs. Dementia has compounded her health challenges. She earned a Golden Globe for portraying a middle-aged Czechoslovakian actress mentoring a younger version.
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