Tim Curry stroke details memoir Vagabond emerged in a CBS Sunday Morning interview where the Rocky Horror Picture Show star revealed he had no idea anything was wrong until a masseuse suggested calling an ambulance . The actor said it was so strange, explaining he was having a massage and felt fine with no symptoms or pain . Curry found out he’d had a stroke after hospital admission and immediately thought about his dad who suffered a fatal stroke when Curry was 10 .
Tim Curry stroke details memoir includes how he was scared upon learning he was following in his father’s footsteps . Afterward Curry had brain surgery and rehabilitation, having to learn how to speak again which was very weird . He hated not being able to speak and the left side of his face became paralyzed with his face kind of going sideways .
Tim Curry stroke details memoir confirms the 79-year-old probably owes his life to the masseuse who ignored his protests and called an ambulance . Doctors performed a craniectomy to relieve pressure on his brain with Curry only realizing afterwards how close he came to dying . After several weeks of limited speech, which were hell, he made a full vocal recovery.
Tim Curry stroke details memoir showcases his continued resilience despite remaining wheelchair-bound. The actor doesn’t admire self-pity much, another legacy from his mother, questioning why anyone is so important that others have to pity them . At 79 he isn’t afraid of dying, saying he tries to avoid it but suspects in the end he will welcome it.
