Arnold Schwarzenegger opened up about his emergency open-heart surgery in a commencement speech to 2020 graduates.
The 72-year-old actor went under the knife in March 2018 for what was supposed to be a minimally invasive procedure to replace a faulty pulmonary valve in his heart but when doctors discovered internal bleeding, it turned into open heart surgery.
Arnold used the example of his operation and the recovery he made to start shooting ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ just four months later, as an example for graduates about overcoming obstacles during the Covid-19 pandemic and later in life.
He wrote on Instagram: “My advice to graduates on overcoming obstacles during coronavirus.
“Because of coronavirus, you are graduating into a world filled with obstacles, so I wanted you to know that no matter how successful you are, there will always be obstacles. But you can overcome and move toward your vision. Europeans don’t talk about medical issues much, we protect them like state secrets. Maybe it’s a sign I’m Americanised, but I wanted to share the story of my heart surgery going south four months before ‘Terminator’. I hope it gives you motivation in these hard times.“
Source: MSN
