- Peace activist, artist and musician Yoko Ono admitted at a New York hospital where his husband died in 1980
- She was earlier reported to have suffered a stroke
- John and Yoko’s son Sean Lennon said her mother did not suffer a stroke, but rather due to dehydration/tiredness
Artist, musician and peace activist Yoko Ono, 83, was admitted to a New York hospital on Friday, February 26 after she suffered dehydration and fatigue.
Initial reports from media outfits said Ono suffered a stroke and was rushed to the hospital. A person reportedly called 911 from her Upper West Side home at around 9 p.m. and said John Lennon’s widow was having difficulty with her speech and was possibly having a stroke.
Ono was supposedly unconscious when an ambulance arrived at her home and took her to Mount Sinai West Hospital, formerly known as St. Luke’s Roosevelt; the hospital where John Lennon died after he was shot by Mark David Chapman in December 8, 1980.
However, her son, Sean Lennon, took to Twitter to dispel rumors that her mother suffered a stroke.
“Hey guys it was only rumors from press: was not a stroke, just dehydration/tired. She is fine. Thank you everyone for your concern,” he tweeted.
“Only stroke @yokoono had was a Stroke of Genius. She’s really fine. Thanks for all the well wishes. Big Love, Sean,” he wrote in a later tweet.
Yoko Ono’s longtime spokesman Elliot Mintz told ABC News that the earlier reports were not accurate. He said: “To the best of my knowledge, she had symptoms along the lines of a serious flu, and her doctor thought it was best that she would get a check-up at the hospital. There is no stroke and there are no life threatening circumstances as has been described to me. It’s just an advanced case of the flu.”
Mintz said he talked to someone at the hospital who told him Ono is doing okay and could be released soon enough.
Sean again updated through Twitter that his mom is now fine.
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