Montel Williams feels ‘blessed to be alive’

OHMYGOSSIP — Montel Williams feels “blessed to be alive”.
The 62-year-old TV star suffered a life-threatening stroke in May, and having come through a 21-day spell in an intensive care unit, Montel has insisted he’ll no longer takes anything for granted.
Montel – who suffered a cerebellar hemorrhagic stroke, which either kills or causes severe neurologic deficits in 50 percent of patients – told People: “I’m very lucky. When it happened, I didn’t realise the veracity of what this was. When you start thinking about it those statistics? That’s harsh reality. … I’m so blessed to be alive and I’m not taking it for granted.”
Montel actually suffered the stroke during his regular exercise routine.
The Emmy-winning star can still vividly remember what he thought was a loud noise coming from behind him as he was working out.
He recalled: “I knew there was nobody there and so I looked to my left. And as my eyes came back around, the whole room started to kaleidoscope and I got hit with the wave of tired.
“I threw the weight down and said to myself, ‘You just had a stroke.'”
The sound Montel actually heard was caused by a burst blood vessel and he immediately knew he needed to act fast in order to save his own life.
He shared: “I said, ‘I’m not dying in this gym alone.’
“I wanted to lay down to rest but I kept saying, ‘You can’t lay down’ because I remembered that’s what people die from.”
Montel managed to alert his wife Tara and he urged her to call for an ambulance immediately.
He told her: “Call the ambulance and tell them I just had a stroke. Tell them your husband had a stroke.”

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