In 2012, actor Tim Curry suffered a severe stroke that left him partially paralyzed, a fact he kept private for almost a year. The life-threatening event occurred while he was receiving a massage, and his quick-thinking massage therapist called 911, a decision Curry credits with saving his life.
At the hospital, he underwent an emergency craniectomy. In his new memoir, “Vagabond,” Curry reveals that surgeons had to remove a piece of his skull because his brain was inflamed and filled with blood.
This piece of bone was stored in his abdomen to keep it alive while his brain recovered. Curry describes the surgeon as “incredible,” acknowledging that his survival was not guaranteed.
