Supernatural star Mark Sheppard, 59, has SIX ‘major’ heart attacks and is resuscitated FOUR TIMES after collapsing in his kitchen: Actor reveals wife saved his life and feels ‘humbled’
- Sheppard, 59, gave details of his brush with death in an Instagram post
Supernatural star Mark Sheppard has revealed he recently suffered six ‘major’ heart attacks and had to be resuscitated four times after collapsing in his kitchen.
The 59-year-old actor credited his wife Sarah Louise Fudge with saving his life and said he felt “humbled” by the near-death experience.
He posted a photo of himself on Saturday lying in a hospital bed, looking disheveled with several heart monitoring devices on his chest.
“You’re not going to believe this!” the father of three told his 1.7 million Instagram followers in the post.
Supernatural star Mark Sheppard has revealed he suffered six ‘major’ heart attacks and was resuscitated four times after collapsing in his kitchen. (Photo from Sheppard’s Instagram)
‘I was on my way to an appointment yesterday when I collapsed in my kitchen.
“Six major heart attacks later, and when I was raised from the dead four times, I apparently had a 100 percent blockage in my LAD. The Widowmaker.
‘Without my wife, the @losangelesfiredepartment in Mullholland and the wonderful staff @providencecalifornia St Joseph’s – I wouldn’t be writing this.
‘My chances of survival were virtually nil. I feel amazing. Humiliated once again. Home tomorrow! #spnfamily’
The LAD is the largest coronary artery, carrying nearly 50 percent of the blood to the heart, according to the NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
A ‘widowmaker’ is a colloquial term for when this artery becomes blocked – and it is one of the deadliest forms of cardiac arrest.