One video shows Foxx returning a purse he found after tracking down the woman in Chicago
Jamie Foxx seems well on his way towards a full recovery as he has been seen on various public outings this month, with fans seeing him for the first time since he was hospitalized in April.
On Saturday, July 8, Foxx was spotted at a Topgolf in Naperville, Illinois around 11 PM. Video from the evening showed the star looking in good form with no visible signs of motor issues. In fact, his swing looked athletic to say the least and TMZ was told that Jamie actually won the game he was playing that night.
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View StoryThe eyewitness said of watching the star: "He was walking regular, not dragging his leg. His arm movement were definitely good. He was just regular Jamie."
The outlet noted that the driving range was close to the rehab facility, which specializes in physical rehabilitation, where Foxx has been receiving treatment following his medical emergency -- he's been there since late April.
This marked the first time fans had seen Foxx since his daughter Corrine announced three months ago that he had been hospitalized for a severe but undisclosed medical emergency.
He was walking regular, not dragging his leg. His arm movement were definitely good. He was just regular Jamie.
But the parade of encouraging appearances out in the public eye was just getting started.
On Sunday, July 9, TMZ posted videos of the actor, 55, enjoying himself on the Chicago River in a mega-boat.
In this outing, Foxx seemed excited to interact with fans along the river as he waved back and even flashed a peace sign.
On Monday, July 10, another video dropped -- this one shared on social media. In the short clip, Foxx is seen pulling up in a chauffeur-driven SUV delivering a purse he found after tracking down the woman who owned it.
Foxx found the bag on Sunday and later tracked down Terri "Queeni" Glen on Monday to make the heroic return.
Tuesday night, July 11, Jamie was pictured playing pickleball out in the Windy City. This comes days after his daughter Corrine wrote on her Instagram Stories: "My dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating.
"In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday," she added. "Thanks for everyone’s prayers and support! We have an exciting work announcement coming next week too!"
A couple of weeks later, on Friday, July 21, Foxx shared a video to Instagram, in which he broke his silence on his medical emergency, revealing his condition became so severe that he didn't know if he was "going to make it through."
"First of all, I wanna say thank you to everybody that's prayed, man, and sent me messages. I cannot even begin to tell you how far it took me and how it brought me back," he began. "I went through something that I thought I would never, ever go through."
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View Story"I know a lot of people were waiting, you know, or wanting to hear updates, but to be honest with you, I just didn't want you to see me like that, man," he continued. "You know, I want you to see me laughing, having a good time partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie television show. I didn't want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was going to make it through."
"And to be honest with you, my sister Deidra Dixon, my daughter, Corrine Marie, saved my life," Foxx added. "To them, to God, to a lot of great medical people, I'm able to leave you this video."
The Beat Shazaam host went on to thank his family for keeping the details of his mystery illness private.
"I cannot tell you how great it feels to have your family kick in in such a way," Foxx said. "And, y'all know, they kept it airtight. They didn't let nothing out. They protected me."
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The Oscar winner noted that since he and his family have remained "quiet" about his condition, people made assumptions, with Foxx jokingly referencing the rumors that he was blind, paralyzed or a clone.
"I did go through, I went to hell and back, and my road to recovery had some potholes as well," he said. "But I'm coming back and I'm able to work. So I want to thank the people that let me work, and I just wanna say that I love everybody and I love all of the love that I got."
He then became emotional, beginning to tear up as he shared that his journey has been "tough."
"I know they talk about people crying on videos. You know, you could do take two, but I'm not gonna do a take two," Foxx explained. "This, it is what it is. And if you see me out from now on, and every once in a while, I just burst into tears. It's because it's been tough, man. I was sick, man, but now I got my legs out under me, so you gonna see me out."
He concluded his post by again reiterating that he wants fans to remember him for his work, before then signed off.
"I'm here on Earth 'cause of God, man," Foxx said. "So I love all y'all. I just wanted to jump on here and let you know that I'm on my way back in love."