Rushed to Sirio-Libanes Hospital on Feb. 6 after experiencing "cardiac and respiratory arrest" during a liposuction operation, Tameka Foster has been released from the facility on Feb. 16.
- Feb 19, 2009
AceShowbiz - Tameka Foster, the wife of R 'n' B performer Usher, was released from Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo on Monday night, February 16 after being rushed to its intensive care unit on February 6 as a result of experiencing "cardiac and respiratory arrest" during a liposuction operation. A spokeswoman for the hospital confirmed that matter, but declined to provide further details.
Usher has not yet issued a single word on his wife's hospitalization. His representatives also have no immediate comment.
Tameka Foster was said to have suffered "cardiac and respiratory arrest" by the time she was anesthetized for a cosmetic surgery, forcing her to be rushed to the Sirio-Libanes Hospital for treatment. She had been put into an induced coma for 24 hours, but she had since recovered.
Her hospitalization forced Usher to cancel his scheduled performance at Clive Davis' annual star-studded pre-Grammys party on February 7, citing "serious injury in the family" as the reason. A neurosurgeon, Dr. Gabriel Hunt, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, reportedly was flown to South America to lend a helping hand.
