‘He has come back from the dead’: Chevy Chase spent eight days in a coma during Covid pandemic
In documentary I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, the actor and his family revealed that doctors told them to ‘prepare yourselves for the worst’
TL;DR
- Chevy Chase experienced near-fatal heart failure in 2021, leading to an induced coma.
- He spent five weeks in the hospital due to cardiomyopathy, a condition causing weakened heart muscles.
- Doctors warned his family about potential severe cognitive impairment after he woke from the coma.
- Chase has suffered memory problems since his hospitalization, including forgetting past controversies.
- He expressed hurt at not being recognized on stage during the 50th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live.
- Chase also nearly died in 1980 from electrocution on the set of Modern Problems, which led to depression.