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Feb 17, 2024 · She nearly died in 2006 from a brain aneurysm and was briefly hospitalized in 2019 after suffering from dehydration. That didn't stop Garr from being active. She wrote an autobiography, became a motivational speaker, and appeared in several film and television roles before officially retiring from acting in 2011.
In December 2006, Garr had a ruptured brain aneurysm. The aneurysm left her in a coma for a week, but after therapy, she regained speech and motor skills, and in 2008 she appeared on Late Show with David Letterman to promote Expired, a 2007 film in which she played one of a set of twins.
Aug 6, 2008 · The brain aneurysm wasn't Garr's first major health battle. Unrelated to the aneurysm, she has spent decades dealing with an elusive disease that affects 400,000 Americans.
Mar 1, 2021 · Teri Garr was in a week-long, medically-induced coma in 2006 while recovering from a brain aneurysm. Surgery fixed the aneurysm, but she needed therapy to regain her motor skills and speech.
Apr 16, 2022 · In 1999, it was finally determined that Teri had multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the nervous system that affects the brain’s ability to communicate with the body.
Jun 7, 2014 · Tootsie star Teri Garr is recovering after undergoing surgery to treat a brain aneurysm. The 62-year-old was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 21 when her 13-year-old daughter Molly couldn’t wake...
Jun 18, 2008 · Much-loved comedic actress Teri Garr not only finds herself in two new pictures, but much more importantly for the 60-year-old, is walking again after being confined to a wheelchair for a year...
Sep 12, 2023 · In 2006, Teri went into a week-long coma, caused by a ruptured brain aneurysm, a cerebrovascular disorder weakening cerebral artery and vein walls resulting in the ballooning of the affected blood vessel. Luckily, she regained her motor skills and speech after therapy.
Jan 4, 2007 · Teri Garr is recovering from surgery to repair an aneurysm she suffered at her home on Dec. 21, her publicist said Wednesday. Doctors expect the actress, 58, to make a full recovery, Heidi...
“I’m so sorry,” she said, “but it looks like she’s too tired and is not going to come down.” It turns out that Teri Garr had a brain aneurysm that day. After a non-invasive procedure to treat it, the actress is recovering nicely. “She’s alert. She’s sitting up. She’s talking,” says Heidi Schaeffer, Garr’s rep.