3/31/2023 0 Comments Andy griffith death cause![]() ![]() ![]() This is why he was forced to wear leg braces and the reason he was in so much pain (as the article says) He eventually did recover and was able to walk again (obviously) but his recovery took a long time, years in fact. 'Griffith's first serious health problem was in April 1983 when he was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome and could not walk for seven months because of paralysis from the knees down' He was in fact bed ridden and unable to walk. It clearly says that Andy was in fact temporarily paralyzed as a result of Guillain-Barre syndrome. I've read 'Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show' and still have the book. This article is not very well researched and more sensationalized than anything else. The actor was hiding excruciating pain, wearing leg braces to get through the scene, and bravely grinning and bearing it.Īll the pain was worth it when the rumor that he was paralyzed promptly ended there, with one of TV’s biggest stars acting bravely to run the rumor out of existence. It’s not a short scene, with Griffith appearing in the distance and winding up a road, a smile on his face as he jogged seemingly effortlessly. In an episode called "Illusions," Griffith played Brolin’s character’s idol in his guest spot, and he’s come to the hotel for a banquet in his honor naming him "Man of the Year."Ībout 18 minutes into the episode, Griffith agreed to do a scene where his character is jogging while a camera crew and interviewers ask him questions. Produced by Aaron Spelling and starring James Brolin, Hotel was kind of like The Love Boat in that much of each episode’s focus was on the guest stars of the episode who were staying temporarily in the hotel. This would be the show that provided Andy the opportunity to prove he could walk onto any TV show he liked. Everybody talked to us, invited us to their offices, some to lunch."Īt the time, a popular primetime soap opera called Hotel aired right after Dynasty. "My agent and every agent in the building saw us. "That day, and every day for quite a while, Cindi and I went over to the William Morris Agency at lunchtime and sat in the lobby," Griffith said. Side by side, they found the perfect way to show everyone how wrong they were about his condition. She gave him the pep talk he needed to find a creative solution to his problem. He almost lost all hope, but his wife Cindi wouldn’t have it. Though Griffith was never paralyzed, his recovery almost took him a full year, so nobody saw any evidence to contradict the rumor.īy the time he felt better, not only had all his job offers dried up with no one knowing if he’d ever return to the screen, but also, he couldn’t seem to convince the world that he wasn’t now nor ever was paralyzed. He was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with an inflammatory nerve condition, but rumors had already begun swirling in Hollywood and beyond that the actor was paralyzed for life and would never walk again. He tried to stand up and he dropped right to the floor, unable to hold up his own weight. Then one day Andy was watching the Kentucky Derby when he lost control of his feet. It was 1984 and, according to the book Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show, that year Griffith’s illness got worse over the next few days as he started feeling what he said was a "terrible, searing pain that ricocheted through my entire body."įor weeks and then months, there didn’t seem to be an end in sight to all the searing pain. The rumor followed a time when Andy had a terribly bad bout with the flu. People really did buy into Opie's "miracle salve" in the Fifties ![]()
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