Quinton Aaron is “very optimistic” he will walk again.
Quinton Aaron believes he will walk again
The Blind Side actor was hospitalised after he suffered a spinal stroke in January, and subsequently slipped into a coma before going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated multiple times, and he is determined to make the most of his life, with plans for a book and a podcast as he feels the progress he has made so far has been a “miracle”.
Quinton – who is still recovering at a rehab facility – told US Weekly magazine: “It’s a miracle I’m still here. My purpose moving forward is to take advantage of the second chance I’ve been given.
“I’m excited to still be here, and to tell my story…
“Whether it’s in a chair or on my feet, I’ll be on the screen again. I’m writing a script, and I’ll be directing in the future. I also plan on doing speaking tours to tell my story [and] to talk about the journey, the mental toughness, the emotional toughness, the feeling like you want to break but not doing it.
“Everything that I’m experiencing, I feel like it wasn’t just for me. It was for everyone else who’s experiencing something similar. A lot of people give up, and I want to encourage them to do the opposite. I have to keep going. God didn’t bring me back for nothing.”
In the weeks after his medical emergency, Quinton’s family discovered Margarita DeLeon, who he had married in December 2024, was still legally wed to her previous husband, and the actor hasn’t spoken to her since then, which added a further “challenge” to his recovery, though he insisted he has forgiven her.
He said: “It’s definitely been a challenge dealing with that and the recovery.
“[Earlier on], a lot of things aggravated me easily, which spiked my blood pressure. When I was intubated, I was dealing with depression and anger and all these different emotions.
“So I got to this point where I had to completely shut all of that out. In order for me to move forward, I needed to completely remove her from my life. So that’s what I did.
“As a Christian, I forgave her a long time ago because I didn’t want to hold on to the anger and have it slow down my process of healing. I really do wish her well. I hope she gets the help she needs…
“We would’ve never spoken if I knew she was married. I’m not the type of person that messes with married women. She kept telling me she was divorced for 10-plus years.”
Quinton believes he has “dodged a bullet” after their marriage was “voided” and he’ll be more cautious when looking for love in the future.
He said: “It was supposed to be a legal marriage. Thankfully, the marriage was voided. I didn’t need to annul it because we weren’t legally married. I dodged a bullet there.”
Asked if he’s ready to move on, he replied: “Absolutely. God has blessed me with a second chance to do it the right way. I’m gonna leave him in charge of the love department. I got too much else to focus on. I was on Tinder. I was on Bumble. I was on Facebook dating. And I found her on TikTok. I’m not doing that anymore.”
