Patrick Dempsey is in mourning. The Grey's Anatomy star's 79-year-old mother, Amanda Dempsey, died Monday surrounded by family. She'd fought multiples recurrences of the disease after first being diagnosed with ovarian cancer 1997. Before Amanda retired years ago, she worked as a secretary at Buckfield Junior/Senior High School. In 2008, the actor and his two sisters founded The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in partnership with the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Me., where their mom was treated. The center provides free cancer support, education and integrative medicine services to people affected by cancer. Since its inception, over $5 million has...
- 3/26/2014
- E! Online
Amanda Dempsey, the mother of actor Patrick Dempsey, died Monday, March 24 following a long and arduous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 79 and is survived by husband Howard Lowell, and her three children, son Patrick and daughters Alicia and Mary. To honor his mother, the Grey's Anatomy star and his sisters founded The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Me. -- where Amanda was treated -- back in 2008. "The family wished to not only [...]...
- 3/26/2014
- Us Weekly
After a long battle with ovarian cancer, Patrick Dempsey's mother, Amanda, died Monday surrounded by family. She was 79 and had fought multiples occurrences of the disease since 1997. Inspired by his mom, the Grey's Anatomy star and sisters Mary and Alicia partnered with Central Maine Medical Center - where Amanda had been treated - to found The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in their native Lewiston. "For a family to get a cancer diagnosis is devastating, and all the information out there can be overwhelming," Dempsey, 48, told reporters at the center's opening that spring. "I talked to my...
- 3/25/2014
- PEOPLE.com
Who doesn't love creepy-cute toys? Horrible people, that's who. Amanda Dempsey, owner of M is for Madness on Etsy, makes an exceptionally creepy-cute scary teddy bear out of thrift shop bears with hand-sculpted "masks." I love a cuddly stuffed friend who could also kill you in your sleep. Amanda was kind enough to walk us through the steps of making a "changeling." Sorry folks, the little guy has been sold. I named him Rolf and he lives on my desk to inspire extra-creepy writing.
$65+ on Etsy. Custom orders welcome.
- 3/11/2014
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
He may be at home on screen at Seattle Grace Hospital, but on Tuesday Patrick Dempsey made a special appearance at the Central Maine Medical Center, to announce plans for a new cancer center to be named in his honor. Scheduled to open March 31, the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing was inspired by his mother, Amanda Dempsey, who fought ovarian cancer – and who is now cancer free, reports Maine's Kennebec Journal. Born in Lewiston, Maine, the Grey's Anatomy star told assembled media that dealing with his mother's illness – and tracking down information about it – prompted his action. "For...
- 3/11/2008
- by Brian Orloff
- PEOPLE.com
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