Famous Celebrities Who Barely Escaped Death

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman actually had a rare lung condition known as epiglottitis. Sufferers experience their windpipe covered by cartilage. Airflow to the lungs is then blocked. Silverman was rushed to the hospital where doctors narrowly saved her life. “I was drugged just enough to not feel the pain and have no idea what was happening or where I was,” she said.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.