John Ritter’s widow opens up about his death 20 years later — reveals special role Kaley Cuoco will play in foundation
nypost.comFox News Digital, “John was working on a sitcom and during the workday he had chest pain, pain in his back . . . ripping chest pain and nausea.”The producer took Ritter to the emergency room, where his symptoms were treated as a heart attack, she said.
But instead, he was dying from thoracic aortic dissection — a condition in which a tear occurs in the inner layer of the aorta, the body’s main artery.After his death, Yasbeck established the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, which works to raise awareness of thoracic aortic disease through research, education and advocacy.“If you’ve been diagnosed, or you need to talk to somebody who’s been in the same situation, we have the aorta advocates and then ‘Ritter Rules,’ which is a set of rules for understanding what your risk is,” she told the outlet.
When Fox News Digital asked Yasbeck if she keeps in touch with Ritter’s “8 Simple Rules,” co-star, Kaley Cuoco, 37, she replied, “Absolutely.”Cuoco and her partner, Tom Pelphrey, will be the chairs of the Ritter Foundation’s event next May, Yasbeck shared.Her kids also help her remember Ritter, she said. “There’s no way to not keep John’s memory alive.
All four kids are freaking hilarious, and they do not have to imitate their dad. They’ve all got their own thing,” Yasbeck said.
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