A change in perspective. Ice-T revealed how his father-in-law, Steve Austin, has reversed his unique viewpoint on the novel coronavirus after experiencing the deadly illness firsthand.
On Sunday, November 29, the 62-year-old gave an replace on Austin’s COVID-19 battle by sharing a cautionary message along with his Twitter followers.
“My father-in-law ‘Coco’s dad’ was a critical ‘No Masker.’ COVID hit him,” Ice-T tweeted alongside a pic of Austin sporting an oxygen masks. “Pneumonia in each lungs … 40 days in ICU near loss of life … Now he’s on Oxygen indefinitely. Ohhh he’s a Believer now … #COVIDisNotAGame.”
Coco Austin and Ice-T. Birdie Thompson/SIPA/Shutterstock
Ice-T revealed in June that the daddy of his spouse, Coco Austin, was hospitalized in Arizona because of the coronavirus. Coco, 41, then gave an replace on her “robust as an ox” father’s situation the next month and revealed that two additional family members had been infected.
“He’s having bother respiration and looks like he’s being stabbed with pins all through his physique,” she wrote via Instagram in July. “For all of the those who say it may’t occur to your loved ones, assume once more. Sending completely happy ideas to my father and all of the households which might be coping with it. Additionally sending prayers to 2 of my aunts who even have covid. Appears all of them bought it on the similar time.”
Later that month, the Legislation & Order: SVU star spoke with Jimmy Fallon about his father-in-law being a “no-masking kind of dude” who was placed on “his again” due to COVID-19. He moreover revealed that Steve’s lungs have been “broken indefinitely” from the virus.
“There are nonetheless non-believers,” he mentioned on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the time. “I’ve made it by means of a lot in my life, I don’t need to die due to this — especially with a new daughter. I’m conscious and I’m involved and I’m cautious.”
After Coco’s dad returned house in August, the Ice Loves Coco alum candidly shared the “aftermath” of Steve’s well being scare. “He’s certain to an oxygen machine until who is aware of when however could be very fortunate,” she wrote via Instagram. “He mentioned being within the hospital for a month was like jail … No home windows No guests and laying in a single spot and never having the ability to stroll round was attending to him … He additionally provides you could possibly hear individuals moan in ache throughout the evening and a few individuals weren’t making it … So unhappy ? .”
Coco continued, “He misplaced 30 kilos on this time interval, so my job is to plump him again up so he features his pure muscle again and is again wholesome LOL … it simply feels nice to see him in good spirits once more … this complete factor has been so disturbing.”
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