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[Lainey]

http://www.monstersa...es_death_escape

Amy Winehouse was "close to death twice".

The troubled singer's father Mitch claims his daughter - who has publicly battled drug addictions - is now on the road to recovery, but has revealed she was once so ill her family thought she would die.

He said: "People don't want her to get better. But she is better. They didn't see her lying in bed for days in a dark room. She was close to death twice. We have been working a lot to get her to where she is right now."

Amy is currently enjoying a holiday in St. Lucia, where she is concentrating on getting healthy.

Mitch - who has now joined Amy at the Caribbean resort - explained: "She's looking wonderful. She loves it here and doesn't want to go back to England."

Despite Mitch's claims Amy has left her wild ways behind her, it was reported last week that her management had asked hotel staff not to serve her any alcohol after her erratic behavior infuriated guests.

Referring to photos of the 25-year-old 'Rehab' singer crawling on all fours in what appeared to be a bid to steal other guests' alcoholic drinks, Mitch said: "They were taken before I arrived here, but she says she was just having fun, pretending to be a horse."

During the holiday Amy is said to have enjoyed a brief romance with actor Josh Bowman, resulting in her husband Blake Fielder Civil - who is currently serving a 27-month prison sentence for assault and perverting the course of justice - filing for divorce.

In revealing documentary 'Saving Amy', Mitch reveals it was him who had to break the news about her marriage breakdown to his daughter.

According to Britain's Hello! magazine, Mitch says in the TV programme: "I had to call Amy before she heard about it from someone else. She asked me, 'Daddy, why does he want to divorce me?' I said, 'You know I don't like him, but I have to admit that your behaviour with another man is not what marriage is all about.' "

'Saving Amy' - which shows how Amy's personal problems have affected her whole family - will air later this year.

Close to death twice??? Shit.

[gretski101]

pretty sure we already knew that though

[Moody's Mood]

"..pretending to be a horse."

Oh right, that makes sense.

[Lainey]

^ Yes! A horse! Of course, that explains everything.

pretty sure we already knew that though

Really? Are you talking about the 'close to death' thing? I was only aware of that one time in August 07 (the 'seizure'). Wasn't aware of another particular time - I must have missed something.

Edited by Lainey, 19 January 2009 - 10:28 PM.

[pearljo]

I'm so bored of this shit. Mitch, go get me a drink an STFU.

[Moody's Mood]

^ Yes! A horse! Of course, that explains everything.

Yes, except for the reason she was pretending to be a horse of course *raises left eyebrow*. If my dad saw a picture of me on my hands and knees and I told him not to worry about it, because I was just pretending to be a horse he would shout at me until I confessed I was on some kind of wicked chemical.

I don’t know if it’s true, but I heard the horse explanation is the main cause for Shaken Baby Syndrome.

[Lainey]

^ I was being sarcastic. Perhaps I should have written *sarcasm*

[Moody's Mood]

Haha so was I, Lainey!

[antceleb12]

Wow, twice?? Someone really must be 'Watching Over' over.

But...

He said: "People don't want her to get better."

That's really sick.

And...

"They were taken before I arrived here, but she says she was just having fun, pretending to be a horse."

A...horse...? Really? LMAO!

But wow, almost dead twice?? Geeze! If I had known about these almost-deaths right as they occured, or before her St. Lucia miracle, I would have become a real mess...

[Lainey]

^^ Great minds!

I think Mitch is in complete denial, for what it's worth. But, he seems to mean well, so what do I know.

[lyricgenius]

We have been working a lot to get her to where she is right now.

I believe that. I have no criticism of Mitch. Try walking a mile in his shoes.

They didn't see her lying in bed for days in a dark room.

I saw it in my mind's eye. And it was a terrible image. So glad she's doing better now. Maybe not perfect, but I believe she is better.

'Saving Amy' - which shows how Amy's personal problems have affected her whole family - will air later this year.

That should be quite some documentary. The title reminds me of the Sunday Times article on Amy last summer. If it's well-done, it should be very interesting.

[Lainey]

I believe that. I have no criticism of Mitch. Try walking a mile in his shoes.

If that was directed at me - for what it's worth, I have walked a mile in his shoes. My family has faced very similar challenges. I just don't think denial helps.

Edited by Lainey, 20 January 2009 - 01:38 AM.

[lyricgenius]

It wasn't directed at you Lainey. It was just a general comment.

[tikipeacock]

"she says she was just having fun, pretending to be a horse."

In that case, I would have loved to have heard the audio of that.

[antceleb12]

In that case, I would have loved to have heard the audio of that.

Ha! I can only imagine...