US Rapper DMX's 15 Children Fly in to Stay with him as he Battles Heart Attack
- US rapper DMX collapsed in his house after an overdose that triggered a heart attack and has been in the ICU for three days
- The latest prognosis shows that his condition keeps deteriorating, and medics are expressing concern he may not make it
- His 15 children have flown into New York to be by their father's side as he battles the heart attack
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US rapper Earl Simmons aka DMX collapsed in his house on Friday, April 2, and has been in hospital since.
The latest prognosis shows that the Grammy-nominated artiste's health has continued to deteriorate since he was put into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
His children have now flown into New York to be by his side as he battles the effects of a substance overdose that supposedly triggered a cardiac arrest.
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DMX is a father to 15 children, four of them with ex-wife Tashera Simmons and 11 from a series of extramarital affairs he had with other women.
The four are Mary Ella, Tocoma, Xavier and Shawn.
Tashera and DMX went separate ways after 11 years of marriage when she filed for divorce in 2013 citing DMX's infidelity.
A report by media outlet TMZ revealed that it took about 30 minutes for doctors to resuscitate the 50-year-old, a period in which he remained deprived of oxygen.
According to family members, that long duration of oxygen deficiency had a severe impact on his brain, which makes things look anything but good.
There are conflicting reports on whether his brain has some activity or is in a vegetative state, but medics have expressed concern that he may not come out alive.
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The talented rapper has struggled with substance and alcohol use since he was a teenager, something that saw him check into rehab on several occasions.
Perhaps, the most baffling thing about the news of his overdose is that he had cleaned up and worked so hard towards maintaining sobriety.
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In other news, Legit.ng earlier reported that NDLEA nabbed a transborder trafficker with N1bn worth of hard substance.
The transborder drug trafficker, Nkem Timothy, alias Auwalu Audu, was arrested in Sokoto state.
NDLEA's director, media, and advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said Timothy was trying to get to Algeria en route Niger Republic.
Babafemi revealed that the suspect hid 62 wraps of the substance which weighed 1.550kg inside Yogurt bottles.
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