Joan Rivers remains on life support, daughter says
NEW YORK — Comedian Joan Rivers remained on life support on Monday after being hospitalized in serious condition from cardiac arrest, her daughter Melissa said in a statement.
Rivers, 81, was hospitalized in New York last week after her breathing stopped during a vocal cord procedure at a Manhattan clinic.
“On behalf of my mother and our family, we are extremely grateful for all the love and support we’ve received. At this time, she does remain on life support,” Melissa Rivers said in a statement.
She added that her mother would be overwhelmed by the kindness people have shown, and thanked everyone for keeping her mother in their prayers.
Rivers, an actress and stand-up comedian known for her acerbic brand of humor, has been at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan since Thursday.
