Samuel Monroe Jr. Fights for Life After Meningitis Battle

0:00It's April 28th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Corey with the story. Samuel Monroe Jr., the actor you know from 90s classics, like Minas 2 Society and Tales from the Hood, is battling for his life right now. He got hit with a meningitis infection 18 months back while shooting a film in Las Vegas, but doctors kept missing the diagnosis. That slip-up let the infection run wild untreated for eight whole months, spreading from his spine straight to his brain. By the time they caught it, things had gone south fast, landing him on life support. His wife and family are speaking out about the hospital negligence, and the huge financial hit they've taken over nine months of hospitals in rehab, centers. They just started to go fund me aiming for $50,000 to cover around the clock care if he pulls through, or a proper send-off if not. The fund raises only a 7% so far, though shout out to Radio host Kurt Alexander for dropping $1,000. Monroe's mom took the Facebook begging for prayers, saying her sons and God's hands, from

1:04his early break with Patty Lebel on Out All Night, to recent flicks like Pekas, this brothers left his mark on screen. Fingers crossed the outpouring of support, turns the tide for him and the fam.