{"id":437505,"date":"2026-01-28T00:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/437505\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:31:07","slug":"blind-side-star-in-hospital-on-life-support-gets-troubling-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/437505\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Blind Side\u2019 star in hospital on life support gets troubling update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"33Y3Y74Z5VCJDDMNTD6XGJK2I4\">Fans of \u201cThe Blind Side\u201d star Quinton Aaron were shocked to learn Monday that he has been in the hospital and on life support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MWJRCWSC5VH7FKQRV2MI2F5UC4\">The 41-year-old reportedly collapsed while going up some stairs at his apartment last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VAVTMYMETRAR7JYUDN7TGABFPE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-quinton-aaron-fight-for-his-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-quinton-aaron-fight-for-his-life\">A GoFundMe<\/a> has been set up for him and has currently raised just more than $12,000. The initial GoFundMe post said that Aaron was hospitalized with a \u201csevere blood infection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Z5DQIHC7AFCFJDMTL7UOACEM64\">Tuesday brought a troubling new update about Aaron\u2019s health, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/27\/quinton-aaron-hospitalization-spine-cyst\/?utm_sf_post_ref=660390631&amp;utm_sf_cserv_ref=208421665712&amp;adid=social-fb&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawPmBaBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFROU96Wk0xb1BrOWJCcGVhc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv2QHEDJQskjf-kJtAn8ouSKMK2qxppuC_U2KeuS_DnBJ_-N0DGbH_gDGJSd_aem_VGkNNy1GeUHPnrbqtzY_HA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/27\/quinton-aaron-hospitalization-spine-cyst\/?utm_sf_post_ref=660390631&amp;utm_sf_cserv_ref=208421665712&amp;adid=social-fb&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawPmBaBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFROU96Wk0xb1BrOWJCcGVhc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv2QHEDJQskjf-kJtAn8ouSKMK2qxppuC_U2KeuS_DnBJ_-N0DGbH_gDGJSd_aem_VGkNNy1GeUHPnrbqtzY_HA\">according to TMZ. <\/a>The outlet reported that doctors found a \u201crare cyst\u201d on Aaron\u2019s spine. The outlet reported that doctors are running tests to try to find out if it is benign. TMZ also reported that back surgery is \u201con the table\u201d for Aaron, and that if that occurs he could be in a wheelchair for a while. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4XL4VOYLQVEZBFEZFWQA2RORVU\">An update to that GoFundMe on Monday did provide some positive news. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"U373KR7U7VHE5O6FQADI425G6U\">\u201cQuinton has opened his eyes and has some feeling in his foot!\u201d it read. \u201cHe is still on life support and going through tests. We are looking at quite a recovery time and will need a wheelchair when he is released while he goes through therapy to walk again. Thank you to all of you for your support and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3SHUXL2YLVF2JMBFLVABMJ264U\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/04\/blind-side-star-quinton-aaron-hospitalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/04\/blind-side-star-quinton-aaron-hospitalized\/\">TMZ reported<\/a> that his agent said that he is stable and has been communicating with family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UM747XK5YBCSVGL75NJYFUDCYA\">His wife shared a message on his Facebook page on Monday, too. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"T7OAL25JOZBEBPZRYAMSCFD2UM\">\u201cHello everyone, I would like to extend my thanks to everyone for the numerous prayers for my husband,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI really appreciate you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BNVXJYX37BHTJEFXXRMYRXB7RI\">Fans were quick to respond with love. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MBA34AJ5DRCT7KMWXBS5GQNWIY\">\u201cFrom his lifelong fan and brother in Christ, my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery,\u201d one person wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TIVEV5ZNDFDSTLUGHANFYEL3EM\">\u201cOh my gosh,\u201d another wrote. \u201cI\u2019m sending all my love to you both. Quinton is such a wonderful kind soul, and I know he can get through this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TC2A7JY6ARHKTN2ZJY72GB5M4Q\">There were plenty more comments like that and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/17AueTiqwz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/17AueTiqwz\/\"> you can see them here. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MJURFVZZE5HVBPFLQ2NG4CFE5I\">Aaron made headlines last February for another frightening health episode. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FBTU4KZF4VDYXDDKDG37TQZWEQ\">Back then he was taken to a hospital in Southern California on Feb. 27. Aaron reportedly woke up ill and began coughing up blood. After undergoing testing, he was reportedly diagnosed with a \u201csevere\u201d case of the flu that then progressed into a bacterial infection and pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XXPDHLQZVNBPVBLIRINQZJI23A\">Aaron, who is 6-foot-8, starred as Michael Oher, a former Baltimore Ravens lineman, in the 2009 hit \u201cThe Blindside.\u201d He has been active up until last year with credits for \u201cWar Dawgz,\u201d and \u201cExperiment 77\u201d in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans of \u201cThe Blind Side\u201d star Quinton Aaron were shocked to learn Monday that he has been in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-437505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}