TV Guide is reporting that Helen's/Nancy's death will be dealth with on 8/30-31. They won't be having a funeral but they will pay tribute to the actress and the character. Goutman said he had wanted to have Nancy say the same line at the very end that she had at the beginning. He had thought of pre-taping it but felt it might be bad karma. He said her death was a blow to the cast on top of everything. He also said she had been so frail the past couple of years that he wanted to have her on the show more but health would not permit.

I hope it is a better tribute than what they gave to Hal/Ben Hendrickson a few years ago. I was so disappointed with what they did/didn't do for him.

Thanks Nan - I'm sure they will do something special. It was pretty obvious that she wasn't doing that well because they always had her seated whenever she was on. But she always looked great - you have to admire her for still showing up for her many fans.

You really do. She had a long full life. I think the woman who played Alice on Days also died. All the greats are going away. I am glad they had the special tribute to the grand dames of daytime on the Emmy's a few years ago.

Thanks for the info, Nan. I hope they dedicate a lot of time to flashbacks of Helen's performances. I still feel sad about Hal/Ben.