Tom Sizemore has “no further hope” of recovering from a brain aneurysm he suffered, and his family has stated they are making an end-of-life decision.
Sizemore, 61, was hospitalized on February 18 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Los Angeles and has been in a coma since, per the Guardian.
The actor suffered a stroke at around 2:00 AM local time at his Los Angeles home and was rushed to intensive care where his manager Charles Lago updated concerned fans about Sizemore’s condition.
Speaking to Fox News, he said: “He is in the hospital. His family is aware of the situation and are hoping for the best. It is too early to know about [a] recovery situation as he is in critical condition under observation,” while adding that it was a “wait and see” situation.
The family of the Saving Private Ryan star has heartbreakingly been told that he will not recover from his condition and now face a devastating end-of-life decision.
Lago released a statement to the press on behalf of the family. He said, via BBC News: “Today doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end-of-life decision.
“The family is now deciding end-of-life matters and a further statement will be issued on Wednesday. We are asking for privacy for his family during this difficult time, and they wish to thank everyone for the hundreds of messages of support and prayers that have been received. This has been a difficult time for them.”
Sizemore found fame on the big screen in the 1990s where he would star in hit movies such as Point Break in 1991, 1993’s True Romance, and Natural Born Killers in 1994.
In 1998 he would feature in his biggest feature yet, Saving Private Ryan. The World War Two movie also starring Tom Hanks was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and would win five of them, including Best Director for Steven Spielberg.
As reported by the BBC, fame, and money took their toll on Sizemore, as he developed an addiction to heroin and crystal meth as outlined in his autobiography, titled By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There: A Memoir.
Sizemore’s battle with drugs began when he was just 15 years old, and the actor was also sentenced to six months in prison in 2003 for assaulting his girlfriend Heidi Fleiss and was ordered to attend rehabilitation and anger, management classes.
Our thoughts are with Sizemore and his family at this time.