Next Tuesday is the ten year anniversary of the passing of legendary “Charlie’s Angels” actress Farrah Fawcett, who tragically passed away in 2009 at the age of 62 after a battle with anal cancer.
Now, the beloved star’s final words before her passing have been revealed.
Fox News reported that Mela Murphy, who was at Fawcett’s side at St. John’s Health Center in Los Angeles when she died, said that her son Redmond O’Neal was the only person on her mind in her final moments.
“She was saying his name, ‘Redmond,’” Murphy said. “That was the last thing she said.”
Redmond, now 34, is Fawcett’s son with actor Ryan O’Neal, who Murphy said was also in the room during Fawcett’s passing. At the time of Fawcett’s death, Redmond was struggling with drug addiction and was in prison on drug charges.
“I told her I’d take care of him, that I’ll always be there for him,” Murphy said. “I said, ‘You can go now.’ It was just a few hours before she died.”
Murphy said that Fawcett’s death came as a shock to her, as she always thought she would beat cancer.
“I always thought she was going to pull through,” she said. “Even after the chemotherapy was causing her hair to come out in clumps and she shaved her head, Farrah wanted to do a photo shoot completely bald. ‘Go for it,’ I told her. She looked so gorgeous with those high cheekbones. She had no reservations. She was about going forward.”
Murphy said that Fawcett spent her last night with her and Ryan, and the three of them spent hours sharing memories. When Fawcett was no longer able to drink fluids, Murphy managed to sneak in a bottle of Kahlua.
“Kahlua and milk, that was our drink,” Murphy said with a laugh. “I [sic] dipped a swab in it and gave it to her. She looked at me and laughed.”
Fawcett’s Final Wish
Fawcett passed away hours later, but before her death, she had one last request.
“The one thing she told me was she wanted her mother’s ashes in the coffin,” Murphy said.
Her mother Paula Fawcett died in 2005 when she was 91.
“Her mother meant so much to her,” Murphy explained. “So Ryan made sure they were brought over from Texas. That was Farrah. She always thought about the people she loved.”