Jackass star Bam Margera is ‘on the road to recovery’ after battling a severe case of pneumonia and contracting Covid ‘in hospital’
Jackass star Bam Margera is on “the road to recovery” after battling a severe case of pneumonia and testing positive for Covid-19.
The 43-year-old former professional skateboarder was admitted to a San Diego hospital earlier this week and was reportedly put on a ventilator in the ICU. He reportedly later tested positive for Covid while at the facility.
Margera’s family posted a statement on his Instagram on Friday night, confirming his hospitalization and assuring fans that he will soon be released.
In recovery: Bam Margera, 43, is reportedly on “the road to recovery” after battling a severe case of pneumonia and testing positive for Covid-19. The Jackass star was admitted to a San Diego hospital earlier this week and was reportedly put on a ventilator in the ICU.
“Bam was recently hospitalized,” the Margera family wrote. “Fortunately, he is now testing negative for Covid and receiving care for pneumonia.”
“Bam is on his way to recovery,” they continued, “and will hopefully be released soon.”
“We ask and thank you for your positive prayers.”
Bam’s 2.4 million Instagram followers filled the comment section with well wishes.
Positive news: Margera’s family posted a statement on his Instagram on Friday night, confirming his hospitalization and assuring fans that he will soon be released.
“Sending positive energy and love to my brother,” DJ Steve Aoki wrote.
“Glad to hear it’s not as bad as we originally thought,” wrote one fan. ‘I just said a healing prayer for him, love you bamfam.’
“My prayers are with Bam and his family,” another Margera fan wrote. She rests and comes back stronger!
A difficult year: This recent fight for health caps off a difficult year for Bam. The reality star has been to rehab multiple times for substance abuse, leaving a court-ordered treatment center in early September.
This recent fight for health caps off a difficult year for Bam, whose real name is Brandon Cole Margera.
The reality star has been to rehab multiple times for substance abuse, leaving a court-ordered treatment center in early September.
It was not the first incident in which he had walked out on treatment, as Bam had previously disappeared from the facility twice over the summer.
Margera has been open about her struggles with addiction in the past, sharing with the public last year that her dependency on Adderall and pain relievers were the result of her dangerous stunts.
Dark Times: Margera has been open about her struggles with addiction in the past, sharing with the public last year that her dependency on Adderall and painkillers were the result of her dangerous stunts.
In May, the skater celebrated “one year of treatment” for drug and alcohol abuse at a Boca Raton facility and planned to attend outpatient treatment classes for the next two months.
Only a few weeks later, his problems began.
Bam disappeared on June 13 and was found days later at a hotel by sheriff’s deputies and a crisis intervention team.
The reality star claimed she left the treatment center out of concern for her 4-year-old son Phoenix Wolf.
The reality star claimed that he was being taken away from his son and worried that he would not be able to raise him if he was in rehab.
Bam has reportedly split from his wife Nikki Boyd, who has reportedly not attempted to contact him since he was in rehab.
A broken wrist, suicidal thoughts and a war with the creators of Jackass have plagued the troubled skater over the past few years.
Multiple struggles – a broken wrist, suicidal thoughts and a war with the creators of Jackass – have plagued the troubled skater over the past few years.