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Michael Norell- Facebook Rumors

posted 8 years ago by StrawberryBlonde72
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If anyone here has seen the Facebook posting that Michael Norell has had heart surgery and is in a coma, I wanted to reassure you that this isn't true. Yes he did have a heart attack, but is now back home recovering.

It would be nice if people would be more sure of the facts before posting unsubstantiated rumors on social media.  This has really upset quite a few people in the fandom. I found this out while looking at OK-7's Tumblr page.

http://ok-7.tumblr.com/post/153353074699/wow

http://ok-7.tumblr.com/post/153361126714/michael-norell-is-okay

If I find out anymore information about this I'll update this post. I'm also cross posting this to his IMDb page.

Eta: According to the L.A. County Fire Station aka Station 51 (thanks for the heads up Wardfan1 ) this rumor got started by two people in another Facebook Group. One of them has since apologized for this.

Schatzie you are deeply missed and will never be forgotten. We love you Sweetie B:8/7/05 - D:8/6/16. 

[–] Wardfan1 8 years ago

I do remember seeing that post on a page. Need to find it unless you have corrected that person on that page. Think it was the fire station page but hopefully they have since deleted it.

Maybe they heard it but just didn't know most of the facts.

I think this is the name of the page.

STATION 51 aka L.A. COUNTY FIRE STATION 127

[–] StrawberryBlonde72 8 years ago

Thanks Wardfan. I checked out that page and it looks like one of the people involved has already apologized.

Schatzie you are deeply missed and will never be forgotten. We love you Sweetie B:8/7/05 - D:8/6/16. 

[–] slackersmom 8 years ago

Yes, I saw this "story" on a couple of places. Personaly I don't repeat things I read online. Unless such a story comes from a family member, I wouldn't repeat or "share" it.

Too much crap on FB, too many fake 'news' stories. Especially the last few months. I stick with trusted,reliable sources.

[–] CoriSCapnSkip (2180) 2 years ago

Sorry to report this but as of 2022 that Facebook post is still up.

https://www.facebook.com/EmergencyTelevisionShow/photos/urgent-mike-norell-aka-captain-stanley-apparently-had-heart-surgery-today-and-fe/1100722573380571/