Dr. Dre says he had three strokes in 2021 after a brain aneurysm
nme.comDr. Dre has said he “appreciates being alive” after suffering three strokes in 2021 following a brain aneurysm.The rap legend was appearing on James Corden’s SiriusXM show This Life of Mine on Friday (March 15) when he opened up about his near-death experience.“It definitely makes you appreciate being alive, that’s for sure,” he said. “It’s something you can’t control, it just happens.
During those two weeks, I had three strokes.”He explained that the episode began with the brain aneurysm, describing having heard a loud pop behind his right ear, followed by “the worst pain I ever felt”.“I got up and went about my day, and I thought I could lay down and take a nap.
My son and a female friend were like ‘no, we need to take you to the hospital. Next thing you know, I’m blacking out, I’m in and out of consciousness and I end up in the ICU.
I was there for two weeks. I’m hearing doctors come in ‘you don’t know how lucky you are.’ I asked questions about what I could’ve done to prevent this, no one could give me an answer.”Last month, Dre joined forces with his longtime collaborator Snoop Dogg to launch Gin & Juice, a range of pre-mixed cocktails.
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