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December 17, 2007

Donda West's 911 Tape

"Extra" has obtained the 911 call made after Kanye West's mother, Donda, was found unresponsive in her home.

In the tape, an unidentified woman is heard crying, "She's having a heart attack...she complained she couldn't breathe."

As the 911 operator asks questions, the caller pleads for Donda to wake up and says, "We're trying to do CPR on her."

Donda died Nov. 10 following multiple surgeries by Dr. Jan Adams. Adams has maintained that he did nothing wrong.

An autopsy report is pending.


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What the hell is wrong with you, Extra? Take this off! This is extremely disrespectful to the West family, or anyone’s family. How would you like your family members’ last moments of life exploited like this so that everyone can sit here and judge. Youre going to hell for this one!


- angel
Posted 12/17/07 05:07 PM
 

To the VERY IGNORANT person who wrote: “this is what happens when ignorant, stupid poor folk get money.” Obviously you are pretty dumb yourself because Donda West was an educated Professor and a very successful lady before her sons success. She was NOT poor OR ignorant. GET YOUR FACTS TOGETHER SWEETY!!!!!!!!!


- lisalee
Posted 12/17/07 05:04 PM
 

Shame on Extra for putting this on their website. You are exploiting this woman’s tragic death for your show’s rating. That is pathetic and I will never watch your show again. Get some class.


- Jane
Posted 12/17/07 05:02 PM
 

I have to say that I am appauled at some of the attitudes on this message board. Granted, someone in this situation should have remained calm long enough to listen to the 911 operator and follow his instructions, but I can only imagine what was going through everyone’s mind when all this happened. My mother has a bad heart and a few years back she had a gallbladder attack that we just KNEW was a heart attack. My mind was going 900 mph with trying to get her too the hospital and praying that she would be ok. It was crazy! I’m sure this situation was a lot more intense. The thing is, the family never should have had to call 911. After an 8 hour surgery she should have been in-patient or sent to a treatment facility where she could be closely monitored by health care professionals. I’m tired too of hearing about how she died for a stupid reason. There are a lot of hypocrites on here who if given the opportunity, and financial means, would probably have some type of work done. I’ll bet any amount of money on that.


- Opinionated
Posted 12/17/07 04:52 PM
 

people kill me when they think that ambulance fly.Allison said, It took eight minutes for the ambo. Ambulance dont live next door to every house. considering that you can have traffic ( dumb drivers who dont obey emergency vehicles) and no tellin where this house was, but you know its not right next to a fire house. the people should have been listening. They said three time we gettin ready to start CPR.


- e
Posted 12/17/07 04:40 PM
 

How very sad for Kanye to have lost his mother. I am shocked by the ineptitude of the people who were “trying” to save Donda West. The woman on the phone was not even listening to the 911 operator. She kept repeating “huh?” over and over again, despite the operator’s very clear instructions/questions. Anybody who makes it through grade school should be able to answer a simple question with an appropriate answer.

I learned CPR in high-school as part of a mnadatory health education class. It should be taught in middle school, in my opinion. Everybody over the age of 10 needs to know how to give CPR, even if they are not physically strong enough to perform it. Why not teach them the technique when they’re young so they will be able to react in an emergency situation?

Finally, people need to remember that any surgery puts you at risk for serious injury or DEATH. Maybe people who hear this tape will think again about whether or not they need the perfect breasts, a flat tummy, or slimmer hips. Elective plastic surgery is such a horrible reason to lose a loved one.


- Sarah
Posted 12/17/07 04:31 PM
 

you know..i understand being nervous because of this situation…but these people took too much time before calling…too much time without breathing gives brain damage…and the guy asked; “is she breathing?” 8 times! 8 times! i counted! and its just ridiculus..i dont want to talk anything against a woman who has died…but her death could have been avoided. this man was NOT trying his best…asking the same thing over and over again…and the woman who kept saying; “huh?, huh?” damn im gonna stop listening now..its disturbing and sad. dont hate on comments..these ppl are mourning…God bless them.


- manena
Posted 12/17/07 04:30 PM
 

EXTRA IS RIDICULOUS.HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU SET ASIDE YOUR HUMAN DESCENTCY AND AIR THIS SHAMEFUL AUDIO.AN EXTRODINARY PERSON LOST HER LIFE AND INSTEAD OF USING HER AS A POSITIVE EXAMPLE TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF THESE RISKS,YOU SIMPLY POST THIS ON THE INTERNET FOR RATINGS.JUST AWFUL THAT THIS WAS AIRED.WHAT A DISRESPECTFUL THING TO DO.IF I WERE KAYNE AND HIS FAMILY I WOULD SUE XTRA IN A HEART BEAT.


- LACEY
Posted 12/17/07 04:26 PM
 

please remove this, out of respect for the family. How would you feel if it was you love one.


- Anonymous
Posted 12/17/07 04:22 PM
 

This is really funny.
Maybe if she wasnt so concerned about plastic surgery and superficiality and materialism, she would still be here.
KANYE WEST thinks he is GOD, I think they BOTH needed a reality check.
she is insignificant in my opinion, who cares people die everyday what makes her so special???


- VIOLET
Posted 12/17/07 04:20 PM
 

at the person below. i’ve been in a situation like this before… my friend’s uncle died in front of me (he had a pace maker, but he wasn’t taking care of himself)..

anyway, i was calmed.. i dialed 911.. folks around me were screaming and crying but i assessed the situation and i went into another room and closed the door so that i could explain myself to the operator.

thankfully the other people there knew cpr.. theye kept him alive until he made it to the hospital… but there was really nothing they could do because he had been so bad to his body.

sure it’s easy to point fingers.. but really i see this as a situation that could have been avoided. Everytime someone dies it’s not always of God. I wish folks stop putting everything on him. He would not have wanted this woman to suffer in this manner…. in pure chaos.


- hi
Posted 12/17/07 04:19 PM
 

Okay, has anyone posting comments ever had anything like this happen to them? I think it’s rediculous that this was even released, then for people to totally disrespect the people that were with her when this happened. They were doing what they could, and you can’t help going into shock when this happens. I think you all should have a little respect for this woman’s loved ones who were with her when she died. That’s really what she’d want. I hope the name of this caller never gets released.


- Anonymous
Posted 12/17/07 04:06 PM
 

This is really funny.
Maybe if she wasnt so concerned about plastic surgery and superficiality and materialism, she would still be here.
KANYE WEST thinks he is GOD, I think they BOTH needed a reality check.
she is insignificant in my opinion, who cares people die everyday what makes her so special???


- VIOLET
Posted 12/17/07 04:06 PM
 

I can’t comment on the content as I only heard a small snippet on television earlier(flipping through channels) but it was enough for me to turn it off immediately. As a nurse my humanity kicked in and I just had to come and comment on how irresponsible it is of Extra and other media outlets to post this or any other tapes like this. Why does the media think millions of people want to hear this? Let alone her family who i’m sure is still grieving..Let this woman rest in peace and stop your thirst for ratings..


- extrasucks
Posted 12/17/07 04:03 PM
 

My son did a better job of saving my dad’s life when he had a heart attack on the stair, and he was (9) at the time. If these were her relatives, Kanye should have them ALL take a CPR class. I’m a nurse, and that was TOTAL chaos. So much wasted time, but if THEY would have saved her, she would have been brain dead. They refused to put her on the floor, not realizing you need a HARD FIRM surface for CPR to be effective….DAMN…I’m glad I heard it, but now I really feel sorry for Kanye, that these people were the ones with her.


- Anonymous
Posted 12/17/07 04:02 PM
 

This is sad. People need to realize that they have to pay attention. This man did all he could.


- Marriott
Posted 12/17/07 04:01 PM
 

THIS IS A TRUELY SAD SITUATION, HOW EVER, THE WOMEN MAY HAVE BEEN IN SHOCK, BUT THERE WAS STILL NOTHING, THEY COULD HAVE DONE TO SAVE HER LIFE!! WHEN THE LORD CALLS YOU HOME….THATS IT… NO HUMAN ON EARTH CAN KEEP YOU HERE.. I’M SURE WHERE SHE IS NOW, SHE WOULDN’T WANNA COME BACK TO THIS EARTH IS SHE COULD, SHE IS WITH OUR HEAVENLY FATHER NOW SO LET HER R.I.P..


- karen
Posted 12/17/07 03:58 PM
 

I only heard a small snippet on television earlier(flipping through channels) but it was enough for me to turn it off immediately. I just had to come and comment on how irresponsible it is of Extra and other media outlets to post this. Why does the media think millions of people want to hear this? Let alone her family who i’m sure is still grieving..Let this woman rest in peace and stop your thirst for ratings..


- extrasucks
Posted 12/17/07 03:56 PM
 

This is absolutely ridiculous. Had the person on the phone with the operator LISTENED to the operator, Kanye might still have a mother. I’m still listening to the tape, and at this point, i’m sure she’s dead. They should have listened. And this has NOTHING to do with “poor folk getting money”.


- Natalie
Posted 12/17/07 03:55 PM
 

I would not want that women in my corner in a time of stress! Moronic! And I agree too, they should take this off them web!


- sean
Posted 12/17/07 03:53 PM

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