Tatum O\u2019Neal knows she can always lean on her family.<\/p>\n
The Oscar winner, 62, emerged in a rare public appearance on Saturday, walking with the assistance of a cane alongside her daughter Emily McEnroe and son-in-law Tim Massarelli, in photos obtained by Page Six.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neal wore a classic black midi dress and navy blue suit jacket for the outing, accessorizing with a long necklace, black loafers and a pair of glasses.<\/p>\n
She appeared to be in good spirits as she chatted with the people who accompanied her. <\/p>\n
The outing comes just days after she took to Instagram to share a rare selfie<\/a> with fans. In the pic, she smiled while surrounded by what appeared to be family photos in the background.<\/p>\n \u201cHope \u2764\ufe0f\u201d the celebrated actress captioned the snapshot, adding a red heart emoji to the upload. <\/p>\n Tatum O\u2019Neal stepped out in a rare sighting in Los Angeles over the weekend, as seen above. @NIKOTYLER \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n The \u201cPaper Moon\u201d actress was accompanied by daughter Emily McEnroe and son-in-law Tim Massarelli on the outing. @NIKOTYLER \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n The sightings come amid O\u2019Neal\u2019s lengthy recovery from a stroke.<\/p>\n In 2023, the \u201cPaper Moon\u201d actress revealed that an overdose<\/a> on \u201ca combination of pain medication, opiates, and morphine\u201d back in 2020 led to a six-week coma and a near-fatal stroke. <\/p>\n \u201cI almost died,\u201d\u00a0O\u2019Neal told People, confessing she\u2019d been an \u201caddict [her] whole life<\/a>, pretty much on and off, for the past 30 to 40 years.\u201d<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal\u2019s son Kevin McEnroe, 40, told the outlet that he worried she wouldn\u2019t survive. \u201cIt was the phone call we\u2019d always been waiting for,\u201d he said, referencing siblings Sean, 39, and and Emily, 35, whom O\u2019Neal shares with ex-husband John McEnroe. <\/p>\n \u201cShe also had a cardiac arrest and a number of seizures,\u201d Kevin added. \u201cThere were times we didn\u2019t think she was going to survive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal walked with the assistance of a cane and was photographed holding Massarelli\u2019s hand for support. @NIKOTYLER \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal wore a black dress for the rare sighting. @NIKOTYLER \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal \u2014 who rose to fame alongside her father Ryan O\u2019Neal in 1973\u2019s \u201cPaper Moon\u201d \u2014 divulged that following the 2020 medical incident, she\u2019d been working on regaining strength and memory, as well as re-learning to read and write, in rehab facilities.<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal told the outlet she\u2019d \u201cbeen through a lot,\u201d having abused pain medication at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n She\u2019d been prescribed the meds for rheumatoid arthritis and back and neck pain, she explained. <\/p>\n The mother of three<\/a> was found by a pal in her home in Century City, Los Angeles, following the overdose and taken to a local hospital. <\/p>\n O\u2019Neal, pictured above in a recent selfie, shared in 2023 that she suffered a stroke following an overdose. Tatum O’Neal\/Instagram<\/p>\n The actress took home an Academy Award in 1974 at the age of 10, as seen above, becoming the youngest person to ever win a competitive Oscar \u2014 a record she still holds today. Bettmann Archive<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal was subsequently diagnosed with aphasia.<\/p>\n Kevin told People that his mother \u201chad become very isolated\u201d and that amid the pandemic, he didn\u2019t think \u201cthere was much hope<\/a>\u201d for her.<\/p>\n Kevin called his mother\u2019s efforts to recover after years of addiction a \u201cmiracle.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThis last chapter where she wants to live, wants to\u00a0get sober, wants to learn, I think it\u2019s a miracle,\u201d he told the outlet. <\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s beautiful. I\u2019ve never been more proud to be her son. She\u2019s full of love and full of heart \u2026 it\u2019s a miracle to behold.\u201d<\/p>\n The actress took home the Academy Award for best supporting actress in 1974 for her role in \u201cPaper Moon,\u201d at the age of 10, becoming the youngest person to ever win a competitive Oscar \u2014 a record which still stands.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t