“Sinbad has beaten the odds,” the comedian’s family said in a statement Monday, sharing photos of him learning to walk again in physical therapy.
Sinbad’s family needs help and support from his fans.
The 66-year-old comedian’s family shared photos of him walking again in physical therapy two years after suffering an ischemic stroke. Updates on his recovery, and a donation page for supporters who want to help with his medical expenses.
In a statement shared alongside a photo on Monday, the family described Sinbad’s medical journey to date after a blood clot traveling from his heart to his brain caused a stroke in October 2020.
Sinbad (born David Adkins) later underwent a thrombectomy to remove the clot. After which he move and spoke with some weakness, but “the prognosis is very promising.” The following day another blood clot form, and despite being halve in size.
She had to have a repeat thrombectomy which was successful but “took a bit longer than the first operation.”
The Jingle All the Way actor’s brain began to swell, forcing doctors to perform a craniotomy to relieve the pressure, during which they discovered bleeding. He was then transfer to the intensive care unit. Where doctors placed him in a medically induced coma and put him on a ventilator. “Our hearts are broke,” the family said in a statement on the website. “The road to recovery is unclear and has become very difficult for the family.
“It would take weeks before he opened his eyes, spoke, or showed any signs of basic mobility. It wasn’t long before we noticed he couldn’t move his left side or keep his head straight. As time went on, the family learned more about how much many are missing,” they continued.
After going off a ventilator for the next several months, Sinbad began intensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy in May 2021.
“It was there that Sinbad began to make significant strides toward recovery. They wrote, noting that he was “finally home” last July, nearly nine months after his stroke.