Jamie Foxx has revealed he had a brain bleed that caused a stroke in 2023.

Foxx He had previously said he had been “to hell and back” while receiving treatment medical complication in April 2023but he revealed more details in his new Netflix comedy special, released Tuesday.

The actor, singer and comedian told the audience at his Atlanta show that he became ill while filming the Netflix spy action film Back In Action with a Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz and went to the doctor with a “severe headache.”

He said the doctor gave him a “cortisone shot” – a steroid injection – after which he became lethargic.

The 56-year-old said his sister Deidra Dixon “knew something was wrong” and took him to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.

“She didn’t know anything about Piedmont Hospital, but she had an inkling there were some angels there,” he added.

“Atlanta saved my life.”

He said the doctor told his sister that he had “a brain bleed that led to a stroke” and warned her: “If I don’t get in his head now, we’re going to lose him.”

Foxx said he was sent into surgery and “my sister knelt outside the operating room and prayed the whole time.”

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Foxx said medical staff “did not find” the origin of the brain bleed, but he was diagnosed with a stroke.

He said how the illness came about was still largely a “mystery” and “we still don’t know exactly what happened to me.”

The Oscar winner said he couldn’t remember the first 20 days after the surgery, “but on May 4th I woke up.”

“When I woke up, I was in a wheelchair and couldn’t walk,” he said, adding that the doctor had told his family that he would likely face the “worst year of his life” after recovery.

He said his family shielded him from public scrutiny during his recovery, which caused him to have difficulty walking at times.

Foxx said seeing a psychiatrist helped him cope with mental health issues, which also allowed him to rediscover his relationship with God.

“If I can stay funny, I can stay alive,” he added.