“April 11 [2023], I used to be having a foul headache, and I requested my boy for an aspirin. I spotted shortly that once you’re in a medical emergency, your boys don’t know what the f–k to do,” he mentioned on What Had Occurred Was, launched Dec. 10. “Earlier than I might get the aspirin, I went out. I don’t bear in mind 20 days.”
Following his hemorrhagic stroke, the actor underwent surgical procedure and later needed to relearn expertise like strolling and speaking at a rehabilitation facility.
“Twenty days I don’t bear in mind, however on Could 4th I awakened,” he mentioned. “And I once I awakened, I discovered myself in a wheelchair. I could not stroll, in a wheelchair, and I used to be like, ‘Why the f–k am I in a wheelchair?'”
Foxx, father of daughters Corinne Foxx, 30, and Anelise Bishop, 16, credit his household for holding his medical situation non-public.
“They didn’t need you to see me like that. And I didn’t need you to see me like that,” Jamie mentioned, getting emotional. “I would like you to see me like this.”
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