NeNe Leakes

NeNe Leakes, former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, shared on her Instagram stories on Monday that her son Brentt suffered from congestive heart failure.

She said she FaceTimed him on Monday morning, and he was “in good spirits” and showing improvement, despite his difficulties speaking. Nene Leakes also noted that she used to struggle with blood clots in her lungs and doctors struggle to uncover the cause, so there is a chance her son may have inherited some sort of genetic heart condition. “I don’t even know if that has anything to do with it at all. “They have run a number of tests on him to see what could have possibly made this happen to him,” Nene Leakes said. Leakes said this past September was particularly difficult for her son. “We wanted to be able to talk about it ourselves when Brentt was in a better place ...

NeNe Leakes took to her Instagram Stories on Monday to confirm that her son Brentt suffered a stroke earlier this month.

Leakes said she did not want to speak to the public about this situation yet and wanted to wait to talk when Brentt was “in a better place.” The “Apprentice” alum said they have also eliminated the fact that her son was under “a lot of stress” in September since it was the one-year anniversary of “They were thinking that maybe he had caught COVID and maybe he didn’t know that he had COVID,” she continued, noting that doctors allegedly informed her that people who have had the Delta variant of the infection have experienced similar issues.

Brentt Leakes, the 23-year-old son of reality star NeNe Leakes, is recovering after suffering congestive heart failure and a stroke.

"Everybody becomes a doctor at this time, telling you what to do and what not to do," she said. "They have run a number of tests on him to see what could have possibly made this happen to him," Leakes added. And though Brentt told doctors he never knowingly had COVID-19, they said it was also possible he previously caught the virus and was now experiencing complications, Leakes said. "This is not the way I wanted it to come out," Leakes said in her video. The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" alum explained: "Two weeks ago today, Brentt had congestive heart failure and a stroke. "So just keep praying and I will speak to you guys whenever I can.

NeNe Leakes' 23-year-old son is lucky to be alive after a frightening medical emergency sent him to the hospital, and on a long road to recovery.

NeNe asks everyone keep Brentt in their prayers, and says he's still having a hard time speaking. NeNe confirms Brentt had both congestive heart failure and a stroke. Luckily, we're told Brentt was quickly transported to a local hospital for medical attention.

NeNe Leakes' 23-year-old son, Brentt Leakes, suffered heart failure earlier this month, the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum confirmed.

[latest tweet ](https://twitter.com/NeNeLeakes/status/1578942574592942080)was of her thanking her fans for complimenting her on being a “huge part” of the “Housewives” franchise. “Two weeks ago today Brentt had congested heart failure and a stroke,” NeNe explained in part. [Up Next](https://pagesix.com/2022/10/10/game-of-thrones-alum-lena-headey-weds-ozarks-marc-menchaca/) [post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQpS8GLmIt/?hl=en) was shared on Oct. [TMZ reported](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/10/rhoa-nene-leakes-son-brentt-suffers-heart-attack-stroke/) that Brentt – who appeared alongside his mom on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” – was transported to a hospital immediately after the medical emergency. [shared on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CiUG5RhgENL/?hl=en) was a playful video with NeNe that he captioned, “😂😂😂 name a better mother son duo I’ll wait 😭,” on Sept.

The 54-year-old star has confirmed via social media that Brentt Leakes recently suffered a "very serious" health scare. NeNe said in an Instagram Story video: " ...

NeNe Leakes has shared that her 23-year-old son is "struggling to speak" after suffering heart failure and a stroke two weeks ago.

“Obviously a stroke is a very serious thing, and he’s struggling with speaking.” Doctors, she said, have also theorized that he may have had congenital heart issue since birth that they had not been previously aware of. I would rather the correct thing be out there than something that’s not correct.”