'My Three Sons' Star Dawn Lyn in a Coma After Brain Surgery - TMZ

'My Three Sons' Star Dawn Lyn successful Coma, Fighting for Life After Brain Surgery

10/31/2022 12:58 PM PT

Dawn Lyn -- a erstwhile kid prima connected the TV amusement "My Three Sons" -- is warring for her beingness aft undergoing encephalon country and falling into a coma ... this according to her erstwhile costars.

Word of Lyn's information archetypal cropped up connected societal media done posts from radical similar Stanley Livingston and Tina Cole ... who starred other her backmost successful the '60s and '70s erstwhile their sitcom was connected the air.

Livingston wrote, "Just recovered retired my small TV Sis’, DAWN LYN (Dodie), is successful a COMA and warring for her life. She had country precocious to region a encephalon tumor. Please commune for her to person a swift and afloat recovery. I took Dawn retired to luncheon a mates of months ago. We had a large clip reminiscing astir our MTS days. Dawn is 1 of the nicest quality beings I person ever known. Thoughts and prayers besides spell retired to her husband, John, astatine this time. This is devastating news!" Stanley played Dawn's TV brother, "Chip" Douglas.

Cole addressed it arsenic well, saying ... "My heartfelt prayers spell retired to my "My Three Sons" saccharine "lil' sis", Dawn Lyn (Dodie) and her hubby John. Dawn is warring for her beingness aft undergoing encephalon surgery."

She adds, "I'm successful interaction with John and I volition support you each updated. Please support her successful your prayers arsenic well."

Lyn's real-life humor brother, Leif Garrett tells TMZ ... "My sister, Dawn, ne'er wanted anyone to cognize astir the surgery. Since it has been leaked connected societal media, I would truly admit everyone’s knowing that it has already been a hard clip having mislaid some of our parents and a relative recently."

Leif besides says, "Please conscionable support my sister successful your thoughts and prayers and respect our family’s privacy. Thank you."

While Dawn is surely astir celebrated for her relation arsenic Dodie Douglas during the past 3 seasons of 'MTS,' she went connected to bash much ... including dependable acting work, further TV roles and adjacent immoderate films present and there.