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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amber Raiken

The Blind Side star Quinton Aaron’s illness revealed as family shares update after life support scare

Quinton Aaron’s family has confirmed that he “had a spinal stroke,” only days after a viral GoFundMe Page claimed he was “fighting for his life” and had a severe blood infection.

Aaron, 41, starred as NFL footballer Michael Oher in the big screen adaptation of Michael Lewis’s popular book, The Blind Side. Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy, Oher’s adoptive mother who helped lift him out of poverty.

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