Jamie Foxx Honors His Sister on Her Birthday: 'Without You I Wouldn't Be Here'

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Jamie Foxx is sharing some love for his younger sister, Deidra Dixon.The Oscar winner took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a slew of snapshots of himself and Deidra — including a sweet throwback photo of Foxx hugging Dixon around her shoulders and smiling brightly.«Happy birthday to my beautiful for sister @frequency11 'D'… you are magical you are beautiful you are the courageous lionesses #leoseason» Foxx wrote. «And without you I would not be here.»The actor added, «Had you not made the decisions that you made I would’ve lost my life….

I love you forever and ever happy birthday sis.»A post shared by Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx)This is the first post Foxx has shared on Instagram since July 22, when he spoke out to assure fans that he's on the mend after being hospitalized for an undisclosed medical condition back in April.The 55-year-old actor shared a three-minute video in which he speaks directly into the camera, offering thanks for all the support he's received since the health scare and sharing a few details about the frightening experience. «I went through something that I thought I would never, ever go through,» he shared.«I know a lot of people were waiting or wanting to hear updates but to be honest with you, I just didn’t want you to see me like that man,» he explained. «I want you to see me laughing, having a good time partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show.

I didn’t want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was gonna make it through.»While Foxx did not disclose details about exactly what happened, he said that his sister, Deidra Dixon, and his daughter, Corinne Foxx, «saved my life.» «To them, to God, to a lot of great medical people, I’m able to leave you.