Oh no…We’re heading into Memorial Day Weekend with a serious case of The Sads. Troubled ex-child star Gary Coleman has slipped into a coma and is on life support in the Intensive Care Unit of a Salt Lake City hospital, his spokesman John Alcantar confirmed to Salt Lake ABC affiliate KABC on Friday.
Gary is best remembered for his stint on TV’s Diff’rent Strokes, which aired from 1978 to 1986.
The 42-year-old entertainer was hospitalized with severe brain bleeding after falling in his surburban Utah home on Wednesday. ABC News says Coleman suffered intracranial hemorrhage and has been slipping in and out of consciousness since doctors performed emergency surgery on his brain two days ago.
Gary’s no stranger to health woes. The actor was born with congenital kidney disease, which requires frequent dialysis, and has undergone two kidney transplants. He suffered two seizures — one on the set of the TV newsmagazine The Insider – early in the year.
Gary’s wife, Shannon Price, remains by his side.
Sending prayers and good vibes to Gary…..