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Samuel Monroe Jr. on Life Support as Family Says He Also Has MRSA Pneumonia

Relatives say an eight‑month diagnosis delay let the infection reach his brain.

Overview

  • His family says doctors also diagnosed MRSA pneumonia, a hard‑to‑treat lung infection, and added new antibiotics.
  • He remains on life support in a Southern California hospital, with his prognosis unclear according to relatives.
  • His wife says he caught meningitis during a Las Vegas shoot 18 months ago, a brain‑and‑spine infection that went unidentified for eight months.
  • The family launched a GoFundMe on Monday to cover medical bills and support his children, and they warn he could need round‑the‑clock care if he wakes.
  • Attention to his condition has grown given his 1990s roles in Menace II Society and other films, while no hospital has issued a public update.