Kim Ledger, in a written public statement, released through Mara Buxbaum, Heath Ledger’s publicist, on February 6, 2008, commenting on Dr. Hirsch's official statement released to the media that day, as quoted above. Sewell Chan and James Barron (contributing) (February 6, 2008), (format: Web), City Room: Heath Ledger's Death Is Ruled an Accident, work: The New York Times, publisher: cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com (The New York Times Company), retrieved: 2008-08-22
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Today's results put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring memory will forever remain in our hearts. While no medications were taken in excess, we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved lethal for our boy. Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage.

— Kim Ledger

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Today's results put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring memory will forever remain in our hearts. While no medications were taken in excess, we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved lethal for our boy. Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage." in the context of "Kim Ledger, in a written public statement, released through Mara Buxbaum, Heath Ledger’s publicist, on February 6, 2008, commenting on Dr. Hirsch's official statement released to the media that day, as quoted above. Sewell Chan and James Barron (contributing) (February 6, 2008), (format: Web), City Room: Heath Ledger's Death Is Ruled an Accident, work: The New York Times, publisher: cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com (The New York Times Company), retrieved: 2008-08-22" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Heath Ledger

About Heath Ledger

Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian television and film actor best known for his movie roles as Ned Kelly in Ned Kelly (2003), Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain (2005) and the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008) and considered one of the most promising actors of his generation before his accidental death at 28.