Bam Margera is fortunate to be alive after surviving a critical case of Covid-19 in December.
The Jackass star, 43, detailed his brush with loss of life on an episode of Steve-O’s Wild Ride! podcast.
“I mainly was pronounced lifeless on Elvis’ birthday, Dec 8,” Margera stated. “I didn’t know that I had like gnarly Covid, my physique was shutting down, and I went into 4 seizures and every one lasting 10 to twenty minutes.”
He stated he then went right into a fourth seizure and bit his tongue so onerous “it was almost falling off.” He stated his tongue turned so swollen and puffy, it would not match in his mouth. “I was consuming the contaminated blood which gave me pneumonia as effectively.”
Margera stated he then went to the hospital the place he skilled a fifth seizure and needed to be intubated. He stated he “awakened 5 days later pondering I was there for a pair hours,” however he ended up spending eight days in the hospital.
Margera’s household shared the information of his well being scare on Margera’s Instagram web page on Dec 10, writing: “Bam is on the highway to restoration and fortunately can be discharged quickly.”
Hours later, Margera posted a photograph and captioned it: “I’m out! Thank you to my buddies, household and also you for the love, help and prayers.”
Steve-O, who additionally seems in the Jackass franchise, recalled seeing the TMZ story about Margera’s hospitalisation with information he was on a ventilator and in crucial however steady situation.
He joked that his first thought was, “Bam higher not die, dude. He’s going to spoil my tour. He’s going to spoil all the pieces.”
But he clarified later: “I’m sort of being enjoyable and humorous and there is a component of reality to it… crucial factor is Bam’s not lifeless.”
Steve-O’s “Bucket List” tour, a multimedia stand-up comedy act which showcases his loopy stunts on movie, kicks off in the US this month earlier than leaping over to Canada in mid-February.
On Jan 5, he introduced on Instagram that Margera can be becoming a member of him on the tour and opening his reveals operating from Jan 20-29. – USA Today/Tribune News Service
