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Quinton Aaron, known for his role as Michael Oher in the 2009 film “The Blind Side,” has experienced a serious health crisis that has resulted in him being placed on life support. On January 26, his wife Margarita informed TMZ that four days earlier, Aaron was admitted to the hospital after collapsing at their home due to losing feeling in his legs while ascending the stairs. He is currently receiving treatment in a hospital where doctors have identified a blood infection but are continuing with additional tests to determine the full scope of his condition.
Though he is reliant on life support, Margarita expressed optimism about his chances to recover, indicating that Quinton only partially depends on the respirator and can breathe independently for some of the time. She described him as a resilient individual, saying,
“He’s showing a lot of improvement. We all have faith in God that he will walk out of here fully recovered.”
– Margarita, Quinton Aaron’s wife
Background on Quinton Aaron’s Ongoing Health Challenges
This recent medical emergency is not Quinton Aaron’s first publicized health scare. In March of the previous year, Aaron was hospitalized due to a high fever and a bloody cough. At that time, he had undergone medical tests in Southern California, where healthcare professionals believed he was suffering from Type A influenza and pneumonia.
Furthermore, Aaron faced a comparable health incident in 2019 involving hospitalization for complications related to an upper respiratory infection and bronchitis. He later communicated through social media that he had made a full recovery after a prolonged illness lasting several months. In his words, shared on Instagram before deleting the post,
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“I’m out, everything is all good. I’m gonna go take my medicines. I’m about to go home and take a nap because I’m tired, couldn’t sleep, people walking in my room at all hours of the night.”
– Quinton Aaron, actor
Other Recent Celebrity Health Emergencies Bringing Attention
Wrestler Nikki Garcia’s Injury During Match
During a July 2025 wrestling event, former WWE star Nikki Garcia suffered an injury when one of her breast implants shifted after an elbow strike from fellow wrestler Piper Niven. Garcia assured her sister Bella Garcia that corrective surgery would follow, saying,
“We’re going to get it fixed one day. I told the doctor, I go, ‘Newly divorced, so the minute the boots are hung up, I’m going to come back to you and we’re going to make these girls look real good, because these girls are going to get some action in the future and that can’t look like that.’”
– Nikki Garcia, Total Bellas alum
Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o Shares Long-Hidden Health Battle
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o revealed in 2025 that she had been silently enduring uterine fibroids since 2014, the year of her Academy Award win for “12 Years a Slave.” She opened up about her prolonged pain and cultural stigma related to women’s health on Instagram. She stated,
“When we reach puberty, we’re taught periods mean pain, and that pain is simply part of being a woman,”
and added,
“We’re struggling alone with something that affects us most.”
– Lupita Nyong’o, actress
Model and Actress Suki Waterhouse’s Hernia Diagnosis
Suki Waterhouse disclosed in July 2025 that she was hospitalized because of a hernia, a condition resulting from a muscular wall gap commonly in the abdomen or groin. She attributed the injury to wearing tightly fitted pants. She shared on social media,
“Have you ever considered I wore pants so tight 6 months ago it caused a hernia & I’ve been too scared to tell you?”
– Suki Waterhouse, actress and model
Brian Austin Green’s Near Appendix Rupture and Recovery
In April 2025, Brian Austin Green revealed he had surgery after suffering a perforated appendix that nearly burst. He described the experience in an Instagram video:
“Last week, I started feeling some pain in my stomach,”
continuing,
“I ended up going to the emergency room, and I had a perforated appendix. Not quite burst, but just before.”
He emphasized the difficulty of the recovery, stating,
“I’m on the road to recovery. It’s not an easy process. This is my first major surgery.”
– Brian Austin Green, actor
Soccer Player Savannah DeMelo’s On-Field Collapse
Midfielder Savannah DeMelo of Racing Louisville collapsed just minutes into a September 14 match against Seattle Reign at Lumen Field in Seattle. Observers watched her gradually sit down before collapsing. Immediate on-field medical care was provided, and she was swiftly taken to a local hospital. The National Women’s Soccer League later confirmed,
“Savannah received immediate on-field care from medical personnel and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. She is stable and alert.”
– National Women’s Soccer League official statement
Actor and Comedian Adam Devine’s Lingering Pain from Childhood Injury
Adam Devine revealed on the “In Depth With Graham Bensinger” podcast in 2025 that injuries from a cement truck accident at age 11 continue to impact his health. He described ongoing symptoms including spasms and shared that doctors previously gave a grim prognosis:
“I have spasms all over. For a while, [the doctors] told me I was dying—literally, within this last year.”
Adding to his challenges, Devine noted,
“My body has all these things that are a little wonky and a little wrong with it.”
– Adam Devine, actor and comedian
Jason Tartick’s Severe Back Injury Affects Mobility
Jason Tartick, known from Bachelor Nation, described being hospitalized in 2025 after a back injury sidelined him from physical activity. He conveyed the severity of his symptoms on his “Trading Secrets” podcast:
“Right now, knees to my toes, it’s, like, still tingly, which is crazy,”
and detailed his inability to perform squats compared to weeks prior,
“I can’t do a one legged squat, I fall. It’s like I had a stroke or something.”
Tartick is now working with a back specialist and undergoing steroid treatments, stating, “We’re on the mend.” – Jason Tartick, TV personality
Matt Kirschenheiter Survives March 2025 Heart Attack
Matt Kirschenheiter, ex-husband of “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Gina Kirschenheiter, survived a heart attack in March 2025. Details are sparse, but the episode highlighted the ongoing risks people face from sudden cardiac events.
Tracy Morgan’s Food Poisoning Incident During Basketball Game
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan suffered a health scare in March 2025 at a New York Knicks game, leading to his removal from Madison Square Garden in a wheelchair. Morgan later clarified the incident on social media was caused by food poisoning and assured followers he was recovering well.
Christy Carlson Romano’s Close Call with Eye Injury
In February 2025, actress Christy Carlson Romano shared that she was shot in the face during a clay pigeon shooting outing for her husband Brendan Rooney’s birthday. She wrote on Instagram,
“There was another party with us and they unsafely fired in the wrong direction and shot me in the face,”
adding,
@thebrendanrooney immediately sprung into action, assessed me, and rushed me to the hospital. I was hit in 5 places, one was less than an inch from hitting me directly in my right eye.”
Due to the severity, doctors opted not to surgically remove a fragment lodged behind her eye, choosing to monitor the injury closely as she continued to have normal vision. She reflected on the ordeal with gratitude, saying,
“I love my daughters, husband, family, and friends so much,”
and added,
“I saw my life flash before my eyes and I’m telling you, hug the people around you every chance you can. Life can change in an instant.”
– Christy Carlson Romano, actress
Amy Schumer’s Unexpected Diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome
Comedian Amy Schumer revealed in early 2025 that her facial swelling led doctors to diagnose her with Cushing syndrome. She explained on the podcast “Call Her Daddy,”
“The internet really came for me after doing a bunch of press, and I was like, ‘OK everybody, relax,’”
but medical professionals commenting on social media advised her to seek medical advice. Schumer connected her condition to steroid injections she had been receiving for scars, stating,
“It gave me this thing called Cushing syndrome, which I wouldn’t have known if the internet hadn’t come for me so hard.”
She later expressed relief, sharing in a newsletter that her type of Cushing syndrome was expected to resolve on its own and that she was healthy.
“Finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I’m healthy was the greatest news imaginable.”
– Amy Schumer, comedian and actress
Casey Fitzgerald’s Neck Injury and Recovery
In December 2024, AHL player Casey Fitzgerald was seriously injured when he was cut by another player’s skate during a game, requiring 25 stitches. His father Tom Fitzgerald, a general manager for the New Jersey Devils, later reflected on the incident, saying,
“We’re very lucky. I don’t wish that on any parent.”
– Tom Fitzgerald, general manager
Hailey Bieber’s Stroke-Like Experience and Heart Condition
In March 2022, model and skincare entrepreneur Hailey Bieber suffered stroke-like symptoms during breakfast with husband Justin Bieber, including facial drooping and difficulty speaking. She recounted,
“Justin was like, ‘Are you OK?’ and I just didn’t respond because I wasn’t sure. And then he asked me again and when I went to respond, I couldn’t speak. The right side of my face started drooping. I couldn’t get a sentence out.”
After medical evaluation, she was diagnosed with a transient ischemic attack caused by a small blood clot that traveled to her brain through a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale (PFO). Following a successful PFO closure procedure, Bieber reported that she was feeling well again.
Justin Bieber’s Experience with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
In 2022, Justin Bieber was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which caused facial paralysis and led to the cancellation of part of his Justice World Tour. He described the effects:
“It is from this virus that attacks the nerve in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis. As you can see, this eye is not blinking. I can’t smile on this side of my face. This nostril will not move. So, there’s full paralysis on this side of my face.”
Hailey Bieber later shared on “Good Morning America” that Justin was recovering well and doing better after the frightening ordeal.
“He’s feeling a lot better. Obviously, it was just a very scary and random situation to happen, but he’s going to be totally OK and I’m just grateful that he’s fine.”
– Hailey Bieber, model and entrepreneur
Jamie Foxx’s Battle with Brain Bleed and Stroke
Jamie Foxx kept details of his April 2023 hospitalization private initially but later opened up about a brain bleed that caused a stroke. He recounted in his 2024 Netflix special, “What Had Happened Was…,”
“I was having such a bad headache, so I asked my boy, I said, ‘Listen, I need an aspirin,’”
then added,
“Before I could get the Aspirin, I went out. I don’t remember 20 days.”
After an initial misdiagnosis and a subsequent hospital visit driven by his sister Deidra Dixon, he was treated for the brain bleed. Twenty days after surgery, Foxx awoke unable to walk and required rehabilitation. He expressed profound gratitude for support, stating,
“All I can tell you is that I appreciate every prayer because I needed every prayer.”
– Jamie Foxx, actor and musician
Tracey Yukich’s Near-Death Experience on “The Biggest Loser”
Reality television contestant Tracey Yukich revealed she died momentarily during the first challenge of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” She recounted,
“I don’t remember a lot. I remember hearing the helicopter. I just felt like I was floating. And then my grandpa was there. And then I saw darkness. But then I saw light. So I knew, I knew I died that day.”
Yukich explained her organs were shutting down due to rhabdomyolysis, a dangerous condition where muscle breakdown causes organ failure.
“My organs were literally shutting down,”
she said.
“I didn’t realize that I had rhabdomyolysis. And rhabdomyolysis is your body’s way of saying, ‘I’m going to shut down on you.’”
– Tracey Yukich, reality star
Emilia Clarke’s Life-Threatening Brain Aneurysm and Recovery
Emilia Clarke detailed her near-fatal brain aneurysm experience in a personal essay published in 2019. While at the gym, she suffered a violent headache and extreme illness, recognizing that her brain was in peril. She wrote,
“I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill… Meanwhile, the pain—shooting, stabbing, constricting pain—was getting worse
"suki you never tweet anymore” have you ever considered I wore pants so tight 6 months ago it caused a hernia & I’ve been too scared to tell you
Tonight’s match between Seattle Reign FC and Racing Louisville FC has been abandoned following a medical emergency involving Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo.
