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Published: 19:07 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 19:12 BST, 19 June 2019
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In the days before she passed away, Farrah Fawcett was concerned about her son Redmond O'Neal.
The actress, who died aged 62 in 2009 after battling anal cancer, worried about her son, now 34, who was at the time in prison on drug charges and battling a drug addiction.
'She was saying his name, "Redmond"', Farrah's longtime friend Mela Murphy, who was by her side at St. John's Health Center in Los Angeles when she passed away, recalled.
Mother's love: Farrah Fawcett was worried about her troubled son Redmond in the hours before her death at the age of 62 in 2009
Speaking to People, Murphy said, 'I told her I’d take care of him, that I’ll always be there for him,
Farrah's longtime pal Mela Murphy said, 'I told her I’d take care of him, that I’ll always be there for him,' Redmond is seen in mug shot from 2011
'I said, "You can go now." It was just a few hours before she died.'
As the 10-year anniversary of Farrah's death approaches, close friends have paid tribute to the actress, remembering her brave battle against the