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Timothy Omundson is reflecting on his recovery journey four years after he suffered a massive stroke.
ThePsychactor, 52, opened up about his rehabilitation process onInstagramMonday, sharing a photo of himself taken at a rehab facility where he is sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a protective helmet. In the photo, a dog jumps into Omundson’s lap to lick his cheek.
“After my brain tried to kill me with a stroke my first stop after the ICU in FL was a rehab hospital in LA. Where I lived. for months, next, I lived in an in sort of halfway house for people with brain injuries, learning to try to take care of myself,” he wrote.
“I got this wear this sexy rubber helmet because 1/4 of my skull was removed to allow for swelling,” Omundson continued.“it was stacked like cake plates and stored, conveniently in my belly, so I wouldn’t lose it.”
Timothy Omundson.Tibrina Hobson/Getty
“I got to go home for my birthday and this was the reception I got from my beautiful # LuckyLucy … she hadn’t seen me in months,” he wrote. “In your week ahead, I hope someone kisses you, with as much love as she kissed me ❤️.”
“It was a massive stroke; I came really close to [dying]. After a stroke, your brain tends to swell. And if unchecked, it will kill you,” Omundson said. “So they had to crack my skull open like a walnut to relieve [the swelling].”
He explained that he subsequently underwent an “incredibly dangerous” surgery to return portions of his skull that had been previously removed.
“But I’m really lucky that I had the stroke in Florida because the surgeon [that treated me] was one of the top stroke guys in the state,” he added. “So I was lucky every step of the way.”
Omundson said that while doctors didn’t “quite know” what caused his stroke, he had previously injured a carotid artery in his neck, which likely led to a blood clot.
“I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to be on that show,” Omundson said in a July 2020 interview withAV Club. The actor added that he and his wife shared a special moment ahead of his first day of filming.
source: people.com
