Paul Rodger, the rocker behind bands Free and Bad Company, has suffered 11 minor and two major strokes in the past several years.The singer, now 73, had his first major stroke in 2016. In 2019, he received an endarterectomy,"a procedure to remove plaque buildup from narrowed or blocked arteries," as defined by the Cleveland Clinic.Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs of Bad Company perform in London circa 1979.
"They told me, they're very clear, you may not come out of this alive. And I said, 'Oh, well, that's a plus, isn't it?'" he joked. "So, we're like fingers crossed, you know. And when I woke up – I opened my eyes, I thought, ‘Oh! I’m still here.'"His wife, Cynthia, who has stood by his side, said all she wanted"to be able to do was walk and talk with him again," and she remained optimistic that her husband would recover.last week, which he called"a miracle" given all he's been through.Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
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