It’s been two months since Lamar Odom nearly died from an overdose at a brothel in Nevada.
Now, the 36-year-old NBA star has begun the long, hard road to recovery after reportedly suffering 12 strokes that left with him permanent brain damage.
Thus far, the news coming from Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles has been decidedly mixed.
Lamar showed miraculous progress in the early stages of his recovery, but the weeks since have seen Odom struggling to walk and communicate.
Fortunately, one insider says Odom’s progress has been slow, but steady:
“He actually gets a little better every day,” the insider tells Us Weekly. “He talks a bit more each day and walks with a walker, but still has trouble processing his thoughts. It’s very slow but little by little.”
Obviously, Lamar is not quite out of the woods, but the source says his frequent celeb visitors have been providing him with plenty of encouragement.
In fact, Lamar recently became one of the first to hear tracks Kanye West’s new album:
“Kanye came by Lamar’s room when he was at Cedars to play him a new song,” says the source. “Khloe brought him down to visit, and Kanye was nice.”
Lamar is out of his coma and Kanye was nice. See? Miracles do happen!
