In a carousel post displaying pictures of his sister Deidra Dixon, Jamie wrote “Happy birthday to my beautiful sister @frequency11 ‘D’…you are magical, you are beautiful, you are the courageous lionesses #leoseason. And without you, I would not be here…had you not made the decisions that you made I would’ve lost my life…I love you forever and ever, happy birthday sis.”
Their younger sister, Deondra Dixon, died in October 2020 at 36 years old.
The gratitude Jamie has for his sister’s efforts during this difficult time has been clear, mentioning her previously in his first appearance back. “To be honest with you, my sister Deidra Dixon, my daughter Corinne Marie saved my life,” Jamie said in a video posted to his 16.7 million Instagram followers.
The family bond within the Foxx family has been stronger than ever throughout this time as they cared for him while keeping all the information of his situation undisclosed, per his request. In the same video, Jamie said, “I cannot tell you how great it feels to have your family kick in such a way, and you all know they kept it airtight, they didn’t let nothing out, they protected me — and that’s what I hope that everyone could have in moments like these.”
Although Jamie, 55, has not revealed the details of his illness, he has explained his reason for this to the media by saying, “I want you to see me laughing, having a good time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show. I didn’t want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was gonna make it through… But I’m coming back, and I am able to work.”
The Oscar winner’s current film They Cloned Tyrone (2023) is now streaming on Netflix. ~Ireland Fidale