Meghan Markle’s estranged dad, Thomas Markle Sr., is getting ready for life with a prosthetic after his devastating leg amputation.
Thomas Markle Jr. said during a live stream, per the Mirror, that his dad was “going through therapy” and “physical rehab” in the Philippines, where he lives.
“We’re going to have to get him fitted for a prosthetic here pretty soon and get that man walking again,” he added, noting that it was their “goal” and “priority” for the 81-year-old.
In early December, it was revealed that Thomas Sr. was admitted into the intensive care unit after undergoing emergency surgery.
At the time, his son had told outlets that he had been rushed to the hospital after getting sick at home.
“I took dad to a hospital close to our home and they did various scans and the doctors said his life was in imminent danger,” Thomas Jr., 59, told the Daily Mail.
“They raced us by ambulance, with the sirens going, to a much bigger hospital in the centre of the city.”
Meghan’s sister, Samantha Markle, went on to blame his hardships in the last couple of years for his condition, saying, “He is a strong man, but he has been through so much.
“I am praying that he is strong enough to survive this. My father has been through two heart attacks, a stroke and an earthquake. I hope he can pull through this.”
On Dec. 5, the retired Hollywood lighting director would go on to undergo a three-hour surgery to have his left leg amputated below the knee after a blood clot cut off circulation.
“My dad is being very brave. His foot turned blue and then black. It happened very quickly,” Thomas Jr. told Daily Mail, explaining that there “was no option” but to amputate as it was now “a case of life or death.”
“It was either ‘we have to operate now and remove the leg or he may die.’ It was a life-threatening situation,” he insisted.
Despite their estrangement, Page Six confirmed that Meghan quickly reached out to her dad following his procedure.
Thomas Sr. has always struggled with help, with him having to miss Meghan’s 2018 wedding to Prince Harry after undergoing heart surgery.
He was hospitalized again four years later after suffering from a stroke while living in Tijuana, Mexico.
“I feel hugely grateful and know how lucky I am to be alive,” he told the Daily Mail after he was discharged five days later.
Thomas Sr. welcomed Meghan with Doria Ragland, to whom he was married from 1979 to 1987. Thomas welcomed Samantha and Thomas Jr. with his first ex-wife, Roslyn Markle.
