Jamie Foxx reveals he had mind bleed and stroke: “I went to hell and again”

Jamie Foxx is lastly sharing particulars about his 2023 near-death expertise in his new comedy particular “Jamie Foxx: What Had Occurred Was.” 

Foxx was hospitalized in April 2023 whereas filming a film in Atlanta. On the time, his daughter Corinne stated on social media that the comic had “skilled a medical complication.” Fox later stated that his daughter, his sister Diedra Dixon and medical workers saved his life. He stated that he did not bear in mind practically three weeks of his life following the unspecified scare. 

In his latest particular, which was simply launched on Netflix, Foxx stated that he had skilled a mind bleed that led to a stroke. He stated he was in a coma for 20 days, and his situation was so grave that his household traveled to be by his bedside, at the same time as they labored to maintain particulars of his situation personal. 

“I went to hell and again,” Foxx stated. 

Foxx stated that when he woke from the coma, he discovered himself in a wheelchair and unable to stroll. The Oscar-winning actor stated he needed to relearn primary capabilities and depend on nurses for each day wants like showering. Medical doctors instructed him a restoration was attainable, however that it might be a troublesome course of. 

Through the particular, Foxx confirmed off simply how efficient his restoration had been. He sang, danced and performed the piano, and stated his household and religion had helped hold him heal. 

“CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King attended considered one of three tapings of Foxx’s particular. King stated that he was “in nice kind” through the tapings, and stated she was glad he had been in a position to inform his story. 

“He did three nights in Atlanta with a packed viewers,” King recalled. “No one ever revealed what had occurred, as a result of everyone wished Jamie to inform it on his personal phrases.”