Comedian and actor Adam Devine revealed the harrowing story of how a doctor told him he might be dying due to a cement truck hitting him as a child. The 41-year-old described the last few years of his life as a "nightmare" on Wednesday's episode of the In Depth With Graham Bensinger podcast.
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This all stems from the tragic accident he had as a child, which still impacts him today. Devine has experienced "so much pain" and recently started "having spasms all over." No matter what the Pitch Perfect star does, it pains him. Devine explained how it "hurts to sit for too long, it hurts to stand for too long, and it hurts to walk for too long."
Doctors Told This Comedian He Was Dying Due To A Cement Truck Accident
After visiting doctor after doctor, none of them seemed to know what was going on. Then, one doctor shocked him with the news that he may be dying. "They told me I was dying, literally, within this last year they told me that," he revealed on the podcast.
The comedian described how the incident went down. At 11 years old, he left his house to go to the store to get candy. His friend across the street yelled, "Come on," which in this case he meant he was excited to visit the store. Instead, Devine took it as "Coast is clear," so as soon as he walked onto the street, a cement truck slammed into him.
He flew 500 feet, and worst of all, it ripped the skin off his legs. It was a rough recovery, and he had to relearn how to walk, stand up, and run. That's when he got into the story of his current health issues that plague him due to the accident.
The doctor diagnosed Devine with "stiff-person syndrome," which causes mobility issues due to muscle tightness. "Your muscles get so tight that you, then you can no longer walk, no longer move," he explained. Eventually, Devine said your heart would stop beating since it's a muscle that can get too tight to function.
Devine was candid with the devastating news that someone with this syndrome has around 6 years to live. What's worse is that he learned of this diagnosis a month before his son's birth.
A Relief Of Good News
At this point, Devine was terrified that he wouldn't get to watch his son grow up. But then doctors shocked him with the news that he may not actually have that syndrome. All this flip-flopping ended with doctors reverting to believing he may have it and referring him to an expert in the field.
Finally, the specialist "who coined the phrase stiff-person syndrome" reassured him that he didn't have it. These mobility issues were definitely from his childhood accident, but these spasms are a little unexplainable.
The comedian can now rest easy, knowing he won't be dying anytime soon. Devine is currently starring on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones for its final season. He also has two upcoming roles in the movies Fixed and Hypergalactic.
