Hallmark’s Mamie Laverock ‘on life support’ after five-story fall as When Calls the Heart star’s family is ‘devastated’
HALLMARK star Mamie Laverock is on life support after falling from a fifth-story balcony just two weeks after she was hospitalized with a medical emergency.
The 19-year-old actress was initially hospitalized in Winnipeg on May 11 for an undisclosed condition and was later transported to a hospital in Vancouver.
The fundraiser page now reports that Mamie's family said she is fighting for her life on life support.
Her family shared that Mamie sustained “life threatening injuries."
The fundraiser has raised over $12,000 from an initial goal of $10,000.
Her family, who lives in Vancouver, is raising money so they can be with her daily during her hospital stay, which could last for a month or more.
Mamie is best known for playing Rosaleen Sullivan on the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart.
On May 11, Mamie's mom, Nicole Compton, traveled to Winnipeg, to help Mamie, who was having a medical emergency.
Nicole was able to get to her daughter in time to save her life and got her admitted to a local hospital before transferring her to one in Vancouver.
"Her recovery is unclear at this time but she is alive and is showing signs of improvement," Nicole and her step-father, Rob, wrote on her GoFundMe page.
'DEEPLY SADDENED'
After her medical emergency, Mamie seemed to be ok.
A few hours later, the actress even throwback photos of her swimming with her sisters in Hawaii on April 28.
"I just donated. If you have the means to do so, I hope you will too. Link in bio," she wrote.
Johannah, who plays Mamie's on-screen mother, Molly Sullivan, her support on X, formerly Twitter.
"Please donate and share if you can. Mamie and her family need our support. Link in bio. Thank you," she said.
READ MORE SUN STORIES
When Calls the Heart is inspired by Janette Oke's novel on the Canadian West.
The series follows the story of a schoolteacher and single mother, Elizabeth Thornton, who gets a job in the quaint town of Hope Valley.