The latest reports on Lamar are nothing short of miraculous, but he is still facing some various serious health issues. Lamar was flown by helicopter to Cedar-Sinai yesterday where he can get more specialized treatment. Lamar is able to communicate and some reports say that he is now about to speak full sentences while others say he can speak a few words and communicates mainly by hand gestures. Most reports agree that he is unable to stand even with assistance. I would think he would be connected to so many machines that attempting to stand would be problematic. His kidneys seem to be the main focus as he is on dialysis and may need a transplant. Normally, a kidney transplant would be unlikely for someone with substance abuse damage, but as we know, celebrities have been known to receive them anyway, Larry Hagman comes to mind.
Lamar is looking at months of speech therapy and physical therapy and Khloe has put her life on hold to be by his side. She finally made a statement on her website today thanking everyone for their prayers.
“The past week has been incredibly difficult. I am so thankful to family, friends, and fans, who have sent nothing but prayers and well wishes to Lamar. I also want to take a moment to thank everyone at Sunrise Hospital, including the amazing doctors and nurses for their kindness and diligent work. Under their amazing care, incredible strides have been made. You can never be prepared for an experience like this, but without the outpouring of love and endless prayers that Lamar has received and the strength I was given from my loved ones, it would have been difficult to endure. Thank you for your continued support. God is great!!!”
Somehow, despite all the crazy that surrounds Khloe, she has exhibited tremendous kindness and character this past week. I hope that the outcome gives Lamar some sort of new lease on life with less despair and more hope for the future.
It’s kind of amazing how he has pulled through. It seemed very bleak from earlier reports.
Khloe is definitely a rockstar. And I have always liked Lamar. He’s just one of those lovable types.
I hope his progress continues.
I am hoping that Lamar recovers fully. I like him too and respect his many accomplishments as an athlete. I also think that Khloe has shown herself to be above the usual Kardashian machine and is a selfless person who has great love for Lamar no matter what they have gone through. I wish him the very best and appreciate her far more than I did before. Your blog was filled with compassion and empathy and that is also greatly appreciated. Lamar has a disease that controls the body and mind and he will have to fight very hard to overcome it as well as his injuries as a result of his over-dose. I hope that he succeeds and goes on to live a productive life and that Khloe gets the recognition for her kindness and decency.
I tell you, I did not think he would make it through this. I hope he makes a full recovery and as you said, it gives him a new lease on life.
Awesome report. Maybe being near the brink will be the impetus he needs. Glad Khloe’s coming through for him.
If there is a match in his family, they can always donate a kidney – they tend to look at family members first. I’ve always liked Lamar and feel for Khloe and really hope she is able to turn this man’s life around so that she can live the life she always dreamed about.
Good on him! Hoping for continued improvement for Lamar. AND, for Klohe to be granted the strength and patience she is going to need for what she is about to endure! Please advise any future Commenter (it will happen!) That Lamar will NOT be cheating some poor Child out of a Kidney(s)! It does not work this way. This has been laughable T! Thanks for the update girly ☺ and for keeping them normal!
I seem to have missed what makes any of this laughable.
I didn’t understand that either. ???
Yeah… not sure what is funny. But being on the list IS weird and complicated. (Sadly, I have a family member who knows this all too well for her daughter right now)
Chances are, Larry was the only one compatible with the donated liver (wasn’t his a liver?) For all I know, it wasn’t even a cadaver liver but a live donor lobe.
OMG! I never intended for my comment to come across as I thought ANY of this was “Laughable.” I obviously should have made myself a lot more clear, as in my head…it made perfect sense !
What has been “Laughable” to me and apparently the wrong choice of word and was out of context, is the continued implication that Lamar would be “Stealing” a Kidney from a Child and or jumping a Child on a “List.”
Adults do not receive Child size Organs. That was my only point, which is useless now. Sorry for the confusion!
FYI, sometimes children receive organ donations from adults.
It is also too bad that, that everything else I said was discounted. But it happens.
I’m hoping for the best outcome possible and wish them well on the long road ahead
Kidneys can take a lot of insult. His kidneys may recover enough to function again despite permanent damage. The acute renal failure may have occured to lack of perfusion not drug use. You can permanently lose 50% of renal function before you have symptoms. Also taking NSAIDs like Advil causes kidney damage. Pro Atheletes take a lot of NASAIDs.
It was sounding pretty bleak at first but I am thrilled and grateful to whatever forces were at work to save Lamar’s life. I wish nothing but good things for him as well as a happy and long, prosperous, healthy life.
Amazing turnaround. Can only assume his recovery will be further aided once his body concludes any natural detox processes. Which must have been (or is) so painful. Wishing him good health –
That’s great news. Thanks for the update, TT.
Kinda makes me believe in love again.
It is an absolute miracle for sure! Khloe has never stopped loving this man . I pray Lamar is at the bottom and gets a second chance to be a healthy, productive man…for himself and his children.
Dialysis is horrible. My mom suffered renal failure in her early 60’s due to Goodpasture’s, an auto-immune disease. I watched her suffer on those machines. By the grace of God 4 years later she received a donor kidney from a 25yo motorcycle accident victim. Hopefully for Lamar’s sake his function will return sans a transplant.
Meanwhile the shade and spin are real over in Dennis Hof’s camp. A third hooker who fled and is still missing, along with reports Hof is refusing to pay the *ladies* because he’s skeptical of them being drug-free. Well…duh! Hello! Brothel!!
Somehow when the was being taken out of the ambulance on the first day he was taken to emergency, my thought was he’s going make a full recovery. I pictured him doing the rounds on talk shows about how this experience changed his life. Everything happens for a reason and this may have been what he needed to take a deeper look at himself and what he was doing. Khloe has always been outspoken and seemed more “real” and I like her even more because she knows the meaning of love.
Amazing, so glad for him.
I pray for speed in his recovery. The first few months are critical. Recovering comes in spurts. He needs everyone around him to hang in with him. I hope he feels the love that the world is sending and never forgets it. I doubt he realized how many people admired him for just being a nice person. He’s more than a basketball player and a reality personality. It seems that he is someone God smiles on.
Good news…if a kidney is the major concern..then there is no concern….they do not dialysized a person if he does not have a chance for recovery.
A person can stay on the dialysis for years, obut I agree one of his family members will probably want to give him a kidney, plus he is rich….requiring a kidney would not be a problem for him.
Acquiring not requiring.
My friend accidentally overdosed taking prescription medication with alcohol. We all know its a no-no, but i have seen many people do it. He had bilateral kidney and liver failure. They put him on 365 day wait before they would put him on the transplant list. By the time he had a match (about 400 days) he was too ill for the transplants and passed away. They say they are no longer punishing people because it’s too much of a judgment call between drugs, alcohol, smoking, being fat, etc. Some places in the country the wait list is over 3-5 years anyway… some as long as ten. Being a minority means your match is most likely a cadaver organ, and tons get thrown away because people would rather risk dying while waiting for a healthier organ match.
Someone like Lamar may go on the registry and also look for a match. If he finds a match on his own, that definitely speeds up the process.
If you’re not on the bone marrow registry, please register! You can save a life. Its no longer an invasive procedure and most people will die without family matching because the registry list is so short. Also, consider being an organ donor.
My goodness Shay, what a terrible experience. Deepest condolences for your loss.
I second your reminder of being a marrow and organ donor. When we lost a young person of 25, she was able to help 11 individuals because she was a donor. It was such a positive side to such a painful loss. Thanks for reminding all of us 🙂
Thanks, spk. I’ve been on the registry since I was 16 (21 years) and have never matched. They can even send you a swab kit to your home to register! Now that the procedure isn’t an invasive surgery, but sort of like an IV I hope I match many people!! Why not?! It can help for all kinds of cancers and age isn’t a factor- so you could save a baby, child, mother, grandparent… matches usually occur in your own race/ethnic group, so minorities especially need to register. My dad got sick and had several blood transfusions, my mom was a OR trauma doc, and my sis is deathly afraid of needles, blood, etc so I have to give blood and register for my whole family!
I’m sorry you lost someone, too, but how amazing how many lives she was able to save. Thanks for helping spread the word.
Do you think they had to get a bigger helicopter to get him to LA? I thought he didn’t fit when they first wanted to fly him….
No, the previous problem was because Lamar initially had to travel on his side. That was not an issue going to LA.
Thanks, TT, knew you’d be able to answer my question. Thank you also for keeping everyone here positive. Don’t even know who’s who in the Kardashian clan or why so many are obsessed with them; I knew of Lamar only through basketball and loved watching him on the court. Glad to see all the well wishes for him, imagine what he can do with all the love & support.
Great news for Lamar, he is fortunate to have Khloe as his protector. She will not give up on him and her families connections will be available to him.
Go Khloe, you are amazing.
I’m just wondering how the drug addiction plays into recuperation. Will he have gone thru the biggest part of getting clean or do all the drugs they give you in the hospital affect the addiction. Has anyone gone thru something like this? Seems like it would be a great time to stop drugs. Hoping he has a great recovery and can get his life together.
I’ve not… but there has been at least one person in recovery on her. My best guess, as someone who has family who are addicts (some sober, some not) it depends on what he has been using. My cousin (over 20 years clean) has said he is eternally grateful that while he tried LOTS of stuff to get high (although alcohol was his favorite ) he never tried heroine because he never met anyone who got off of it. Nasty, nasty stuff.
Withdrawal from cocaine addiction is not as bad as with opiates and with Lamar being in a coma and/or sedated, his body went through the process already. I would think that most people who have gone through this life and death experience, would never go back. He has been given a gift and should take advantage of it. This should also have shown him who really loves him and that’s Khloe. He’d be a fool not to give that relationship another try. She’s good for him.
Kidney failure causes terrible skeletal pain & he will definitely need pain medication to get through this. Addiction right now is the least of his worries. God is with you Lamar!
Worst thing for me is the itching and restless legs
Lamar gets the rebound, passes to Jesus. Jesus saves!!! And the crowd goes wild. Love.
Love this 🙂
Not surprised at all by Khloe during this crisis. I’ve always felt like she was the only Kardashian with a heart. I’ve always felt like she and Lamar were really in love, which is a feeling I think her family (with the exception of Kaitlin) are not truly capable of because they are narcissists.
Tamara, that was a beautiful article you wrote about Lamar. As someone else stated, he is really lovable. I think Khloe is still very much in love with him. Sadly, sometimes love isn’t enough to overcome problems in a relationship like addiction, but she has remained in his life and displayed great kindness and devotion to Lamar. I am praying for him. It’s a miracle he has come as far as he has in such a short time. Thanks for the post 🙂
I’m happy that he’s doing better! He really is a lost soul. I love how people (doctors, medical/mental professionals) say that being an addict is an illness, but you need an organ replacement? Good luck!
Best news ever.
Legal questions here about the pending divorce:
– Can or will Khloe put the divorce “on hold” so that she can continue to make medical and other decisions (financial especially)?
– Is Lamar mentally able to make decisions for himself?
– If the divorce goes through who makes decisions if he can’t?
More Tea: In California, they both already signed the divorce papers and submitted them for the court to order the divorce judgment. There is no such thing as a “pause” or “hold.” The only thing that can be done to stop the judgment from being entered is for the party who brought the petition for the divorce to file a Request for Dismissal. This will then be served to the other party (who can or cannot agree and sign). The court will then dismiss the divorce petition and terminate the divorce proceeding.
so if it was Khloe who brought the petition she could request a dismissal, but then Lamar would need to agree or not. ( Or vice versa)
What if Lamar is not competent to sign?
OMG Zzzzz. You are so annoying. You’re one of those people at a dinner party who tries to show a mole to a stranger once you hear she’s a dermatologist.
You are so wrong Shay, and nasty too. I’m just a naturally curious person, and no, I would never impose on a professional that way!
I always like Khole. I’m sure she was no small part in Lamar recovering. At the end of the day, all we want is someone to care about us and she gave that to him. Good job to both of them. I hear he has serious health issues that will take months to heal. Probably a good thing in a way because it will keep him off the streets and away from drugs for a while. I wish them the best. Oh and fuck you to Dennis Hoff that scum.
Legal question:
I know that if a couple is separated but not yet divorced, the separation “goes away” if the couple spends a night together or move back in with each other. If they want to become separated again, they must make a new date.
What about if the paperwork has been signed, but no judge has signed off? Would it be possible to stop the divorce if the pair are moved in together?
Since Lamar has been moved into Khloe’s home, would this lead to an effective argument in court against finalizing the divorce?
Just wondering.
Um, Lamar is in a HOSPITAL. He is not living with Khloe and will be in some form of rehab either , PT, Speech and/or drug for next year or so.
The divorce has been called off.
Khloe is preparing her home for Lamar’s return.
I am glad he’s recovering. I have always liked him.