Jamie Foxx reveals he had brain bleed leading to stroke
Jamie Foxx In his new Netflix comedy special, he breaks his silence about what led up to his mysterious health scare and where he’s at now.
Fox, 56, opens up about his past hospitalizations Jamie Foxx: What happened iswhich premieres on Tuesday, December 10.
The special was originally taped in October, nearly two years after Foxx suffered medical complications during filming return to action In Atlanta. his eldest daughter, Colleen Foxrevealed at the time that her father was “already on the road to recovery” “thanks to quick action and excellent care.” (Jamie shares Colleen with her ex Connie Crane. He also shares 15-year-old daughter Anelise with his ex-boyfriend Christine Grannis.)
Jamie has since remained tight-lipped about the specific details of his health scare. In July 2023, the actor issued a rare statement clearing up some rumors about his condition.
“You know, keep quiet sometimes things get out of hand and people say what do I get [and] Some people say I’m blind, but as you can see, my eyes are still working. The eyes work very well! he said in an Instagram video. “They say I’m paralyzed, I’m not paralyzed, but I went to hell and back, and I had some bumps in the road to recovery. I’m back and I can work.
Jamie said he “went through some things” he thought he would “never” experience.
“I want you to see me laughing, having a good time at parties, telling jokes, making movies and watching TV shows. I don’t want you to see me with tubes in me and trying to figure out if I can make it Go over there,” he continued. “I can’t tell you how great it feels to have your family step in in this way, you all know, they kept it private, they didn’t leak any information, they protected me and that’s what I wish for everyone at such a moment.
Earlier this year, Jamie returned to him and his set. Cameron DiazUpcoming Netflix Movies. He also walked Corrine down the aisle at her wedding in September. Joe Hooton. A month later, Jamie returned to the stage for his first stand-up performance since being discharged from hospital.
Jamie told viewers at the time that his “heart and soul were filled with pure joy” after filming the Netflix special, which he joked would give him “the opportunity to tell my story.”
Keep scrolling to see the biggest takeaways from the special event:
What real happened
“We still don’t know what happened to me,” Fox said in the special, describing the severe headache he experienced on April 11, 2023. Before, I went out.
“I don’t remember 20 days. What they told me is they took me to the first doctor and the first doctor gave me a cortisone shot and sent me home,” he continued. “What the hell is that? I don’t know if you can do Yelps for doctors, but that’s half a star, no,” he joked.
His sister seeks second opinion
Fox shared how his sister, Deidra DixonHe described himself as “4 feet 11 inches tall and had nothing but love” but did not receive treatment from the first doctor. “She said, ‘Get him in the car. That’s not my brother,'” Fox recalled, explaining that his sister eventually drove him to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
At the hospital, a doctor told the Oscar winner’s sister, “He had a brain bleed that caused a stroke.” Fox said, “He said, ‘If I don’t get into his head now, we’re going to lose him.'”
“They took me into surgery and my sister was praying outside the operating room,” he continued, joking that he didn’t “see the light,” but he “saw the tunnel.” He added: “It was very hot in the tunnel. [I thought] “St, am I in the wrong place?”
Foxx reveals he suffered a stroke
After surgery for a brain bleed, doctors told Fox’s sister that he had suffered a stroke. “He may be able to make a full recovery, but this will be the worst year of his life,” doctors told Fox’s sister.
“Here’s the thing, Atlanta. You finally get the story.
How his daughter helped him recover
“My vital signs were so bad, they thought they were going to lose me,” Fox said of the first 15 days after his medical emergency. “That’s when a miracle happened, and this miracle is happening to my youngest daughter,” he added, referring to 15-year-old Anelise.
“I didn’t want her to see me like this. She slipped into my hospital room with a guitar and she said, ‘I know what my dad needs,'” Fox recalled, noting his daughter’s vital signs as she played the guitar. Stable. Then he introduced Anelise on stage to play guitar.
Why did he disappear from public view?
Fox praised his sister and daughter Corrine, 30, for taking quick action after suffering a stroke. “They crushed me. “No one saw him! “They cut everything off,” he said. “They don’t want you to see me like this, and I don’t want you to see me like that. There’s another reason my daughter doesn’t want anyone to see me. I was dizzy from a stroke. I was dizzy, so my Head meeting [shake]. She said, ‘They made a mess of this motherfucker.
his recovery
Fox detailed how he woke up from a coma 20 days later to find himself in a wheelchair. Initially, it was difficult for him to accept the fact that he had suffered a stroke. “I said, ‘That’s an old guy. I didn’t have a stroke. Stop this damn prank,'” he recalled.
“They took me to Chicago for rehab,” he continued. “Every therapist that came in, I said, ‘Get out.’ I gave up.
Eventually, a physical therapist named Holly gave him some tough love and he began to recover.
Atlanta saved his life…
As Foxx took the stage at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, he said: “Just 400 yards from here at Piedmont Hospital, they made me well again. Glory to God.
But the internet tried to kill him
“They said I was paralyzed. Said I couldn’t walk. But look at me now,” he quipped, dancing to Unk’s “Walk It Out.”
Fox wasted no time in continuing to joke about the recent targeting of Sean “Daddy” Combs — especially the so-called “crazy” parties.
“The internet says Puffy tried to kill me. That’s what the internet says. I know what you’re thinking: ‘Did he? ‘ Hell, no, no. I left their party early. I was at nine Out, no. “Something doesn’t look right, no. “It’s slippery in here, na.
Later, he detailed how he couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel while he was unconscious, joking that he saw Dee Dee at the end of the tunnel. “I thought I saw the devil. Or was that Puffy?” he quipped. “I’m fucking wandering. But if it’s Puffy, he’s got a flaming bottle of Johnson’s beer.” [baby oil]”.