Popular actor and musician, Jamie Foxx speaks for the first time after he was hospitalized for a condition unknown to many.
In a video posted on Instagram on Saturday morning, the famous actor spoke about his absence and the fact that he was back. Though he didn’t specify his exact condition, the Ray star expressed his gratitude to all stakeholders who played a role in the ordeal he went through.
“First of all, I want to say thank you to everybody who prayed for me and sent me messages. I cannot even begin to tell you how far it took me and brought me back. I went through something I thought I will never ever go through and I know a lot of people were waiting and wanting to have updates,” he stated.
Foxx further explained why he was silent during the period hitting on the fact that he preferred people seeing him in his usual state as compared to what he was facing at the time.
“To be honest with you, I just don’t want you to see me like that. I want you to see me laughing, partying and having a good time, cracking a joke, doing a movie or a television show. I don’t want you to see me with tubes, trying to figure out if I was going to make it through,” he explained.
The actor also gave credit to his family for being a strong support system highlighting how ‘they kept it air-tight’.
“My sister and my daughter saved my life so to them, to God, to a lot of great medical people, I’m able to leave you this video. I can not tell you how great it feels to have your family kicking in such a weight and you all know, they kept the air tight, and didn’t let anything out. They protected me and that’s what I hope everyone can have moments like these,” he indicated.
He mentioned how his silence had some people assuming and spilling things that were not true.
“By being quiet, sometimes things get out of hand, people saying what I got. People say I was blind but as you can see, the eyes are working just fine. They said I was paralyzed but I’m not. But I went through hell and back,” he pointed out.
In his three-minute video, the celebrity stated that he was back, expressed his appreciation to some key personalities and indicated that should he get emotional, it could be attributed to what he had gone through.
“My road to recovery had some potholes but I’m coming back and I’m able to work so I want to thank people that let me work and I just want to say that I love everybody and all the love that I got. If you see me out and every once in a while, I burst into tears, it’s been tough. I was sick. I just want you to remember me for the jokes that I crack, the movies that I make and the songs that I sing. I’m here on earth because of some great people and God so I love all of you. I just want to jump on here and tell you that I’m on my way back in love,” he concluded.
Source: 3news
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