Joely Richardson opens up about Natasha Richardson's death

[Honey]

Actress Joely Richardson shared some insight into how she coped with the death of her sister, Natasha Richardson. For those who don't remember, Natasha (wife of Liam Neeson) passed away after suffering a head injury in a ski accident back in January. Joely shared that she threw herself into her work - getting back to shooting just one day after her sister's funeral.

'A strange autopilot kicks in; your psyche puts your work day into a different compartment from your private life. I'm not kidding - my first shot back on set was reacting to someone dying.'

She must be one tough cookie because I cannot even fathom the thought of going back to work, much less doing a scene like that!
She spoke of the shock she felt losing her:

'I hadn't lived a day in my life without her. You worry about your children and your elders, but I never imagined such a thing as this. Tash was a given to me.
The shock shatters you on a cellular level, and it takes time for the pieces to come back together, albeit in a different formation.'

The two sisters were very close. They had a somewhat "bohemian" childhood being raised by their actress mother (Vanessa Redgrave) and director father (Tony Richardson), so the girls leaned on each other during those years.

'So much of what I am is who Tasha was, and I think, sharing all those formative years, there is level of merging. . . I cannot imagine that there will ever be a day when I don't think of Tasha.'

When asked if she's come to terms with the loss, Joely shared:

'I don't look at happiness as being a great goal. A sense of peace, definitely, but it's like the seasons. 'I think we're meant to have a spring, summer, autumn and winter. I'm not looking for a perpetual summer because that would be a flat line.'

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[Little Wombat]

Poor girl. I would be devastated to lose a close sister. I wonder how Liam's coping.

[Chilly Willy]

So sad.

[McJag]

That must be a horrible blow to deal with.

[jexxica]

i still can't believe it. natascha was a great actress, talented and very beautiful. will be missed.

[Lenny]

It never occurred to me that they were related.
I like what she said about not wanting a perpetual summer. She sounds so sensible.

[msdeb]

i cant even imagine how horrible this was for her, or the family.

[Belt Up]

I'm shocked that she died in January....this year has bloody flown by

[Little Wombat]

Wow- has it really been that long?

[Syd]

I lost my brother a few yrs ago and I was a zombie for months. I suppose we all cope differently, but she sounds tough as shit.

[Mel1973]

I can't imagine what she went through. Losing one of my brothers is one of my worst fears. Poor joely

[Grimmlok]

"Bitch dun fell over, and broke her head. I say you she deeead."

[word]

So sad

[AliceInWonderland]

i cant and never want to imagine my life w/o my sister. i feel horrible for her. she's right, you prepare yourself for everyone else's death, but when its a sibling (in the prime of their lives), its very jarring to the core.