Steve Gleason returned home Tuesday night after spending six days in hospital following a medical incident last week.
Gleason posted a photo on social media of himself with his wife Michelle and their children Rivers and Gray at their Lake Vista home, writing, “After six days of being stuck at home, being greeted by a full moon, Oaks and family… feels new.”
Gleason was hospitalized on his doctor’s recommendation. On September 11, he developed a high fever and low blood pressure and was transported to Ochsner Medical Center by personnel from New Orleans Emergency Medical Services and the New Orleans Fire Department during Category 2 Hurricane Francine, which caused widespread flooding and power outages in the New Orleans area.
I’ve been stuck at home for six days, so being greeted by a full moon and Oak and my family… I feel reborn. pic.twitter.com/IAZBUkxMI1
— Steve Gleason – “Live Impossible” (@SteveGleason) September 18, 2024
Gleason, 47, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2011. He played eight years with the Saints from 2000-2007 and is best known for blocking a punt against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 25, 2006, during the Superdome’s reopening after Hurricane Katrina.
Gleason is 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award He recently wrote and published an autobiography, “A Life Impossible,” which was the subject of a feature by reporter David Begneault on CBS Mornings on Monday.