"Something was wrong, and he couldn't explain to me what was wrong. So, we go to the ER. His heart stops, recalls Jayni, with whom the comedian shares daughters Cydney, 42; Caley, 40; and Emily, 37. Also appearing in the documentary is Chase's longtime friend Peter Aaron, who says that doctors ultimately decided to put him into a coma for maybe eight days."
"Caley recounts the scary incident, with doctors warning the family, We might not get him back. We don't know how present he'll be. Prepare yourselves for the worst. Describing the seriousness of her father's heart failure, Caley says he basically [came] back from the dead, though all he could do was use his voice when he first woke up. Thankfully, his personality remained intact as evidenced by a That's what she said joke Caley remembers him making to a nurse"
"According to the doctors, my memory would be shot from it. That's what happened here, Chase says. He adds that while he's physically fine now, the health crisis has continued to affect his memory, so he needs to be reminded of things. Confrontations from his time on SNL and Community are among those lost recollections, Chase reportedly says in the film."
Chevy Chase spent over a week in a medically induced coma during a five-week 2021 hospital stay after near-fatal heart failure caused by cardiomyopathy. His wife says the condition developed after years of drinking. Family members recall his heart stopped in the ER and doctors warned they might not get him back. He woke able to use his voice while much of his memory was impaired. His personality remained intact but memory loss persists, requiring reminders and leaving gaps about confrontations from his time on SNL and Community. The story is featured in a CNN documentary premiering New Year's Day.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
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