Rapper Lil Wayne suffers 2 epilepsy seizure during cross-country flight, causes emergency landing of plane

Similar to what happened to Prince who had a medical emergency during a flight, rapper Lil Wayne had two seizures which made it necessary for his private plane to make an emergency landing on Monday. The jet made two emergency landings in Omaha, Nebraska so the rapper could be rushed to a hospital for treatment.

TMZ reports that Wayne had an epileptic seizure minutes after the airplane took off. He initially refused medical treatment during the first seizure, but the flight crew decided to land and rush him to the hospital after the second seizure when he passed out.

Lil Wayne says he had numerous seizures in the past due to his epilepsy, he just kept his medical condition private. “This time it got real bad because I got three of ‘em in a row, and on the third one, my heart rate went down to, like, 30 percent. Basically, I could’ve died soon. That’s why it was so serious,” the rapper says, quotes Mashable.

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, seizures – which take different forms and affect patients in different ways – could be caused by interruption of blood supply, high fever, sleep deprivation, lack of oxygen, trauma, infection of the brain and poisons.

The 33-year-old musicians was traveling to California from Milwaukee when he blacked out. In 2012, his plane had also to make an emergency landing because of a seizure, while in 2013, Lil Wayne was hospitalised for one week due to back-to-back seizures.

Lil Wayne said a few years ago that due to his medical condition, he quit drinking, but on Sunday night, he was seen double cupping in Milwaukee. But his representative, in a statement, claimed that the rapper suffered only a minor seizure, and he is now in a stable condition. “Under the guidance of his own doctors, he is now in stable condition and good spirits. He thanks his fans for their everlasting support, prayers and well wishes.”

VIDEO: Lil Wayne Hospitalized after Suffering from Two Seizures on his Private Jet

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