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Big Daddy Graham is Back in the Hospital
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Ed has been dealing with health issues for a few months now, stemming from a spinal bleed that resulted in partial paralysis.
He went from Jefferson Hospital, to rehab, then went home in a wheelchair, and this week he ended up back in the emergency room.
Here’s an update from daughterAva Graham on WIP, written up by Rob Tornoe over at the Inquirer:
“He has pneumonia in both of his lungs, he has an inflamed kidney, and he has a necrotic femur, so there’s dead skin on the back of his leg,” Ava Graham, who also works on-air at the station, said on the WIP Morning Show Tuesday. “That’s the biggest thing they’re going to have to address right now.”
Avascular necrosis, also called osteonecrosis, is the death of bone tissue caused by a lack of blood supply, according to the Mayo Clinic. If not treated, it can lead to the bone’s collapse.
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Things had been looking up for Graham. He was released from Magee Rehabilitation Hospital earlier this month with hopes he would return soon to host his overnight show at the station. Despite having to come to terms with the likely prospect of never being able to walk again, the longtime sports talker and comedian has managed to remain positive.
Big Daddy seems to be in decent spirits for now. He’s tweeting about hospital television:
Hospital TV-Wendy Williams is an alien!
— Big Daddy Graham (@BigDaddyGraham) October 30, 2019
Watching Charlie’s Angels with Phil silvers and Jim Backus-hospital TV!!
— Big Daddy Graham (@BigDaddyGraham) October 29, 2019
Rough year for him. If you’re the praying type, spare a moment for Big Daddy today.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com