NeNe Leakes says 23-year-old son suffered a stroke, heart failure: ‘It was very scary’

Former “Actual Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes is asking followers for help and prayers as her son, Brentt Leakes, faces “severe” well being points.

“Two weeks in the past at this time, Brentt had congestive coronary heart failure and a stroke,” she revealed in an Instagram Story on Monday. “He’s actually younger for one thing like that to occur to him.”

TMZ reported Monday morning that Brentt was hospitalized in Atlanta earlier this month. On Instagram, Leakes walked her followers by means of her son’s prognosis, noting that docs thought that he could possibly be coping with “some severe an infection,” HIV or COVID-19. She stated medical specialists ran quite a lot of assessments, however the trigger stays unknown.

“It was very scary, I don’t even wish to go into particulars. What occurred, how I came upon and what situation he was in,” Leakes continued. “Clearly, a stroke is a really severe factor and he’s scuffling with talking … Simply maintain us in your prayers.”

Whereas talking on her son’s situation, Leakes introduced up her personal well being points. She recalled having blood clots in her lung in 2013 and stated that docs are “considering that Brentt was born with some form of illness, or one thing along with his coronary heart since he was a child and it simply by no means confirmed up till now.”

She additionally stated that her son was “very wired” final month, because it marked one yr since his father, Gregg Leakes, died in September 2021.

Leakes added that the Linnethia Lounge, a bar close to Atlanta her son helped run, could also be up on the market attributable to his latest well being points.

“That is only a lot proper now on me, so if there’s anyone on the market that’s presumably within the lounge, ship them my approach,” she stated. “If they’re considering buying it, it’s very potential that we’ll promote the lounge, as a result of it’s one thing that I shared with Brentt after Gregg’s passing.”

Regardless of the membership’s potential sale and the well being points, Leakes reassured her followers that her son is “in good spirits.”

The information comes months after Leakes sued Bravo and NBCU, alleging that the businesses behind the “Actual Housewives” franchise fostered and tolerated a hostile and racist work surroundings.

“NBC, Bravo and True foster a company and office tradition during which racially insensitive and inappropriate conduct is tolerated — if not, inspired,” stated the lawsuit filed in April.