Bergman wrote her memoir Anonymity in 1994,[2] which recounts the discovery, in 1983, of the closeted homosexuality and double life of her father, Don Heche, a devout Christian, choir director, and seemingly model family man, while he was dying of HIV/AIDS.
[5] Bergman was the sister of actress Anne Heche,[1] who also wrote a memoir about their father and family background, in 2001.
[7][8][9] Like most of her family, Bergman was a life-long evangelical Christian, and religious themes are a frequent subject of her writing.
Quoting the words of a friend of hers, Bergman stated: "I dare to believe that when Jesus invites all who labor and are heavy-laden, he's not screening for HIV, or voting behavior, or asking whether or not someone has had a divorce, or an abortion.
"[11] Bergman died on January 1, 2006, in Barrington, Illinois at the age of 48, after a three-year battle against a brain tumor.