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"For the first time, Liam Neeson is opening up about the most difficult period of his life: the sudden death of his wife, Natasha Richardson.&amp;#xA0;In an emotional exchange, the &amp;quot;Non Stop&amp;quot; star sat down with Anderson Cooper for an upcoming &amp;quot;60 Minutes&amp;quot; interview to talk about the tragic day, and how he is coping five years later.&amp;quot;[Her death] was never real. It still kind of isn&amp;apos;t,&amp;quot; the 62-year-old actor explains in a preview. &amp;quot;There [are] periods now in our New York residence when I hear the door opening, especially the first couple of years ... anytime I hear that door opening, I still think I&amp;apos;m going to hear her.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;Richardson -- the Tony Award-winning actress known for her roles in films such as &amp;quot;The Parent Trap&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Evening&amp;quot; -- passed away in March 2009 after a ski accident that resulted in severe brain trauma. She was 45.\r\nNeeson also reveals some of the surprising details of his final moments with Richardson.&amp;#xA0;&amp;quot;She was on life support,&amp;quot; Neeson recalls. &amp;quot;I went in to her and I told her I loved her, said, &amp;apos;Sweetie, you&amp;apos;re not coming back from this, you&amp;apos;ve banged your head ... she and I had made a pact, if any of us got into a vegetative state that we&amp;apos;d pull the plug ... that was my immediate thought ... &amp;apos;OK, these tubes have to go. She&amp;apos;s gone.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;Neeson says that he decided to keep Natasha on life support for a short period of time so that friends and family could say goodbye. Then, Liam knew what his wife wanted him to do next.&amp;#xA0;&amp;quot;Donated three of her organs, so she&amp;apos;s keeping three people alive at the moment: her heart, her kidneys and her liver,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s terrific. And I think she would be very thrilled and pleased by that.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;She&amp;apos;s probably also very pleased with their two sons, Daniel, 17, and Miche&amp;#xE1;l, 18, who Neeson has been busy raising on his own. &amp;#xA0;While they have moved forward as a family following the accident -- just this week, the actor was spotted touring Boston College with Micheal -- there are still moments of sadness.&amp;#xA0;&amp;quot;It hits you,&amp;quot; Liam tells Cooper. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s like a wave. You just get this profound feeling of instability ... the Earth isn&amp;apos;t stable anymore, and then it passes and it becomes more infrequent, but I still get it sometimes.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;Catch the full interview with Liam Neeson when it airs on CBS this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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