The Baton Rouge rapper addressed the public on Instagram on April 16 with an unprocessed, breathless request for help after experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath for over a week following a severe car accident on April 7. In a video posted to Instagram of him sitting in a car, crying and clutching his chest, Boosie portrayed a disturbing image of a man looking for relief and answers.
“I got chest pains, bro; I barely can breathe,” he spoke through the clear struggle to get every word out. “Doctors say they find no sign of illness.”
“I got chest pains, bro; I barely can breathe,” he spoke through the clear struggle to get every word out. “Doctors say they find no sign of illness.”
Boosie was a passenger in a BMW that was destroyed in a multi-car wreck earlier this month, according to Boosie. While he was lucky enough to emerge from the crash with minor injuries, particularly in comparison to those who were admitted to a hospital, the after-effects have not been smooth at all.
“I had five X-rays,” Boosie said. “They say they don’t see nothing. I barely could breathe, bro.”
The rapper didn’t just take issue with his physical discomfort but also came to the Atlanta hospitals for what he believed was a dismissive and slow response to his plight.
“They made me wait two and a half hours in the waiting room and I walked out,” he said. “They say they don’t know when they’re going to see me next.”
Boosie’s social media post reads less like a celebrity update and more like a cry for help, so desperate that it reaches through the digital ether. It resonates with fans currently suffering in healthcare’s silence. While he may have escaped the wreck, Boosie isn’t clearly out of the woods yet, so he’s attempting to appeal directly to the cardiologists to take his symptoms seriously.
What’s most jarring is not only the pain he describes but how alone he seems in coping with it, navigating hospital visits that only leave him more confused than before. Trauma from the crash, something cardiac-related, or another unseen complication, Boosie’s condition needs to be looked at quickly.
In a world where too many people fall through the cracks of our medical systems, Boosie’s very public desperate plea serves as a reminder that fame doesn’t always translate to care. When your body is screaming for help, it’s terrifying to feel that no one is listening.
Let’s hope the proper physicians heed Boosie’s summons and provide him with the care and peace of mind he’s entitled to.
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