Quinton Aaron, the actor known for his role in The Blind Side, has been placed on life support following a severe blood infection, according to his wife Margarita Aaron.
Margarita told Fox News and TMZ that the 41-year-old was intubated on Friday after losing feeling in his legs while walking up stairs at home and collapsing, prompting a 911 call. Doctors put him on an endotracheal tube due to irregular breathing and are running tests to determine the root cause.
“He’s still on antibiotics, blanket antibiotics to just cover whatever the issue might be with regard to his blood,” Margarita said, adding that his condition is “day by day” but she remains optimistic as he is a “very strong fighter.”
A GoFundMe campaign organized by Veterans Aid Network—Aaron is from a military veteran family—had raised over $37,000 by Tuesday. An update on Monday said Aaron “has opened his eyes and has some feeling in his foot” but remains on life support. The page noted a lengthy recovery ahead, including wheelchair use and therapy to walk again.
Aaron starred alongside Sandra Bullock in the 2009 Oscar-nominated film The Blind Side, which earned Bullock a Best Actress Oscar and was nominated for Best Picture. In August 2023, the film’s subject Michael Oher alleged the Tuohy family misled him about adoption; a conservatorship was ended in September 2023.
