Busy Philipps has recalled watching her daughter, Birdie, be treated by paramedics after she had a seizure while away at boarding school.
WARNING: Content of a disturbing nature ahead. The Hollywood actress said on her podcast, Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best, she watched her daughter go through the traumatic event over FaceTime as Birdie lives during the school year in Sweden. The 44-year-old said she wondered if “Taylor Swift [would] fly me to Sweden right now?” and asked: “Who knows Taylor Swift?”
Busy Philips watched her daughter Birdie have a seizure on FaceTime
Getting candid on her podcast, the celebrity said her ex-husband was “screaming” for her to come and see what was happening. Busy Philipps added that her daughter Birdie was calling out for her and saying “mama” when she came round from the episode.
“I was just kind of like muttering to myself and then I heard Marc screaming for me and I was like, ‘What does this f***ing guy want now?’ And I went upstairs but then I heard his voice and I knew something was really wrong,” the movie actress stated. “And he just said, ‘It’s Birdie, it’s Birdie. She’s had another seizure. The paramedics are on the phone.’”
Busy shares two daughters, 15-year-old Birdie and Cricket, 11 with Marc Silverstein. The star of the upcoming musical adaptation of Mean Girls and Marc were married for 14 years between 2007 and 2021.
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“She had just come out of the seizure and she was still in the post-aura state. They were like, hooking her up with stuff. [Birdie’s] friend who was with her, she was holding the phone so she was kind of, it was like this weird medium shot. So you could see everything that was happening. So it felt, it was just so weird,” Busy told listeners.
“It was really awful seeing it on a screen, being in a different country across an ocean.”
Busy managed eventually managed to get to Sweden
She explained the teen had been with a friend in Stockholm, which is several hours away from their school, and it was she to first notice Birdie vomiting and choking. Another then called paramedics, and they were swiftly on the scene to assist Birdie. Her friend then notified the school and the head of their dormitory as to what had occurred.
Busy Philipps she tried everything to get overseas to her daughter Birdie as soon as she could.
“I was literally googling private planes. I was like, ‘How much does it cost? $100,000? Can I put that on a credit card? How does that work?’” she said.
“I was like, ‘How do I not know anyone with a f—king private plane? I got to hang out with fancier people. Would Taylor Swift fly me to Sweden right now? Who knows Taylor Swift?’”
An Instagram update
Taking to her Instagram yesterday (December 13) Busy Philipps shared an update about how her daughter Birdie is doing and how she is doing after the scary occurrence.
Sharing various photos in a carousel which included snaps of herself and her daughter, the TV star penned a lengthy caption.
In part, she wrote: “There wasn’t a new podcast last week because I was focused on getting through the week. But we’re back today and we go through most of the past week and a half in both our lives, per usual. And I explain all the things that happened and try to get through it.
“Birdie is fine. I am fine. We are all going to be okay. But it’s been a time and a year”
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