Queen’s Brian May Says That He Suffered a ‘Minor Stroke’ and Lost Temporary Control of His Arm: ‘It Was a Little Scary’
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Queen lead guitarist Brian May is on the road to recovery after he suffered a “minor stroke” last week where he lost temporary control over his arm.
In a video posted to his website, the 77-year-old said that he was taken to the hospital after he began experiencing stroke symptoms, but that he’s on the mend thanks to help from his healthcare team. “The good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days, and I say this because it was in some doubt because that little health hiccup that I mentioned happened about a week ago and what they called it was a minor stroke,” he says. “And all of the sudden, out of the blue, I didn’t have any control over this arm.
So it was a little scary, I’d have to say, I had the most fantastic care and attention from the hospital where I went. Blue lights flashing, the lot, very exciting.
I might post a video if you’d like.” May continues to explain that he’s been ordered to take it easy to fully recover from the health scare. “I didn’t want to say anything at the time because I didn’t want anything surrounding it.
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