Suzanne Somers' Husband Alan Hamel and Son Shed Light on Final Days Before Her Death
Suzanne Somers, Alan Hamel
After Suzanne Somers' passing on Oct. 15, 2023, her husband, Alan Hamel, 87, and her son, Bruce Somers, 57, opened up about what it was like being with the actress during her final days.
Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier, Hamel recalled how the family couldn't get Somers, who was 76, to respond to much in her last few days as she got weaker: "We couldn't get anything out of her. She wasn't talking at the end. The last couple of days she stopped eating, stopped talking, wouldn't take her medicine and we didn't know if she was alive or not."
"I kept taking her blood pressure, but she wouldn't respond. She was not responsive in any way. Then, when I kissed her, she responded, kissing me back, and I knew that she heard what I was saying," he went on.
Hamel stayed by his wife's side, remembering, "I had talked to her for hours, well into the night, hoping that she could hear me. And I think she did hear me."
Somers, who battled breast cancer for many years, passed away early in the morning surrounded by her family, as her husband shared, "I was with her in bed at 5 o'clock in the morning, and so it was peaceful. And I was glad that our whole family could come and see her. It was a beautiful experience."
For Bruce, he commented on the public's support after his mother's death, noting how different it was from the "bubble" the family was in leading up to Oct. 15: "I think yesterday we were in a bubble, and it was special to all be together. Today, the overwhelming outpouring of love from everyone is heartfelt, but it's a whole additional wave of emotion as well."
He continued, "Yesterday, she was just mom, and today she's back to being Suzanne Somers in everyone's eyes. And I appreciate that. And I appreciate everything that she's done. She has touched so many people."
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