Sarah Silverman, pictured with partner Michael Sheen, says she's lucky to be alive after a surprise illness. Photo/Splash News
Sarah Silverman is "lucky to be alive" after spending a week in intensive care.
The 45-year-old comedian was rushed to hospital after suffering from an inflamed epiglottitis, which is a flap of tissue which sits in the mouth; the condition can lead to breathing difficulties.
Sharing her story, she wrote
on her Facebook page: "I was in the ICU all of last week and I am insanely lucky to be alive. Don't even know why I went to the doctor, it was just a sore throat. But I had a freak case of epiglottitis. I owe my life to Dr. Shawn Nasseri, Dr. Robert Naruse, Dr. Rob Huizenga, every nurse, and every technician & orderly at Cedars who's punch-the-clock jobs happen to save human lives on the regular.
Hi. This is me telling everyone in my life at once why I haven't been around. This will not interest everyone so feel...
Posted by Sarah Silverman on Wednesday, 6 July 2016
"There's something that happens when three people you're so close to die within a year and then YOU almost die but don't. (That was me. I'm the one that didn't die.) It's a strange dichotomy between, 'Why me?' and the other, 'Why me?' (sic)"
