In a recent Netflix special, actor Jamie Foxx praised the power of God and prayer after revealing that he suffered a “bleed on the brain that caused a stroke” in May 2023.
On April 11, 2023, while filming the movie Back in Action with Glenn Close and Cameron Diaz, Fox began having severe headaches and asked a friend for aspirin.
“I was out before I could get the aspirin,” he said. “I don't remember anything about those 20 days.”
Fox's sister, Deidre Dixon, described her as “4 feet 11 inches tall with nothing but pure love” as she drove her to an Atlanta hospital.
“What's interesting is when she was driving around, she didn't know anything about Piedmont Hospital, but she had a hunch that an angel was sending her there,” Fox said. Ta. “Because she said that's what we needed.”
At the hospital, a “cool doctor” wearing a Los Angeles Lakers jersey tells Deidre that her brother “has had a brain bleed and is having a stroke. If I don't get inside his head right now, we're going to die.” I'm going,” he said. To lose him. ”
“And (Dixon) fired back and said, 'You can go inside his head, but you're not going to find anything, because you've already talked to God.'”
Mr Fox said his daughters Corinne Fox and Anneliese Bishop also played a key role in getting him through the ordeal. Her sister had been kneeling in prayer, but Corinne didn't want to see her father in the hospital, so she didn't allow him to visit.
“Your life is not shining before your eyes,” he said. “It's kind of strangely peaceful. I say this all the time. I saw the tunnel, but I didn't see the light.”
The actor said doctors gave him “all sorts of medicines” but nothing worked.
When Mr Fox fell into a coma, Mr Anneliese began a routine of strumming the guitar for him, which he claimed miraculously improved his vitals.
“My vitals were so bad that they were going to lose me. Then a miracle happened and that miracle was working on my youngest daughter. She's 14 years old — I told her I didn't want her to see me like that, so she snuck into the house.''I took my guitar to the hospital room. “I know what Daddy needs,” Fox explained. “When she was playing, my vitals… went down. … There was a god in that guitar. It was a mental defibrillator.”
Fox gave his first update in July 2023 following health scares on social media.
“I can't even begin to tell you how far it has taken me and how it has brought me back,” he said emotionally. instagram video. “I went through something I thought I'd never go through. I know a lot of people are waiting and wanting updates, but to be honest, I… I didn't want you to see me like that.”
in update The following month, Fox expressed gratitude that his symptoms were improving.
“You are looking at a man who is grateful… finally starting to feel like himself. … It's been an unexpected dark journey… but I see the light,” he wrote.
Fox recalled that he entered a rehab facility in Chicago in early May of last year. At the time, he was in a wheelchair and was unable to walk at first.
“Atlanta, thank you for all the good fortune. To everyone in the world, I can't thank you enough,” he said. “Even when I see people on the street and they roll down their windows and yell, ‘Hey, we’re glad you’re here,’ I look out and see my family and friends. I can't express in words how good it feels…it feels amazing.”
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