Busy Philipps' Daughter Suffers Seizure in Sweden
Philipps and Ex-Husband Witness Incident Over FaceTime, Rush to Sweden
- Busy Philipps' 15-year-old daughter, Birdie, had a seizure while at her boarding school in Sweden.
- Birdie and her friend Sarah had traveled from their boarding school to Stockholm to see the new 'Hunger Games' movie when the seizure occurred.
- Philipps and her ex-husband, Marc Silverstein, watched the incident over FaceTime.
- Birdie's friend Sarah alerted the theater staff to shut off the movie, moved Birdie gently to the ground and put her on her side, called the Swedish 911 and the paramedics, and also called the school to get Philipps’ phone number.
- Philipps, Silverstein and their 11-year-old daughter, Cricket, then took the first flight out of New York to Sweden while Sarah waited in the hospital with Birdie overnight.