NeNe Leakes Gives the World an Update After Son Suffers from Stroke and Heart Failure
In the midst of a truly tough time, reality star NeNe Leakes has shared that her 23-year-old son is struggling
CELEB Magazine
In the midst of a truly tough time, reality star NeNe Leakes has shared that her 23-year-old son is struggling to speak after suffering from heart failure and a stroke two weeks ago.
She took the information and the story to her Instagram stories on Monday to reiterate what happened to her son, Brentt.
NeNe Shares Updates on Son
“This is not the way I wanted it to come out,” she said in her video post.
Leakes added, "We wanted to be able to talk about it ourselves when Brentt was in a better place. So, here I am. I would rather the correct thing be out there than something that’s not correct.”
Leakes had shared that when something like this happens to someone so young, it can have something to do with being traced to drugs, or an infection related to HIV.
She then added that her son doesn’t do drugs or drink alcohol and has also been tested for HIV.
COVID May Be the Culprit
She feels that it could also have something to do with contracting Covid, which can lead to issues with the heart.
Leakes said neither her or her son knew him to have the virus.
Doctors also shared with her that he could’ve had congenital heart issues since birth that they have not been aware of.
Leakes shares that the situation has been very scary as doctors are running more tests.
“I don’t even want to go into details of what happened and how I found out and what condition he was in,” she said. “Obviously a stroke is a very serious thing, and he’s struggling with speaking.”
She asked her followers to please keep him and their family in their prayers as there is cause for hope. “He has shown some improvement,” Leakes said. “We’re really happy and blessed for that.”