Deon Cole is sharing details from his 'nightmare' of a week. The 53-year-old actor-comedian — who is pals with Paul McCartney — appeared on Instagram on Thursday to reveal that he spent his January 9 birthday in the hospital. He wrote to his one million followers, 'Thank u all for your birthday well wishes. I sure could use them. Thank you all,' along with a photo of him in his hospital bed.
![[He wrote to his one million followers, 'Thank u all for your birthday well wishes. I sure could use them. Thank you all']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/04/94003159-14275259-image-a-69_1736657753459.jpg)
Cole wore a yellow disposable face mask and had IVs hooked up to his arms in the selfie. The entertainer didn't say what landed him in the hospital. Then on Friday he reemerged online to note that he had been released, but had to evacuate his home due to the Los Angeles wildfires, which have leveled many celebrity properties.
![[Then on Friday he reemerged online to note that he had been released from the hospital, but had to evacuate his home due to the Los Angeles wildfires]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/06/94003163-14275259-Then_on_Friday_he_reemerged_online_to_note_that_he_had_been_rele-a-7_1736662137011.jpg)
'This day is devastating!!!! Left the hospital earlier, sick af, went home, then had to packed what I could to evacuate. As I drove away I [saw] the fire rising from behind my house. It's a nightmare!!!' Deon expressed. Deon Cole is sharing details from his 'nightmare' of a week, which included spending his 53rd birthday in the hospital.
![['This day is devastating!!!! Left the hospital earlier, sick af, went home, then had to packed what I could to evacuate,' the standup comic detailed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/04/94003161-14275259-image-a-70_1736657757436.jpg)
He wrote to his one million followers, 'Thank u all for your birthday well wishes. I sure could use them. Thank you all'. His video post began with a photo of the side of his head as he showed his packed vehicle in the background. There was a big bouquet of blue roses in the backseat, along with large black luggage bags.
![[Deon's recording depicted a fiery nighttime scene as he hurried to find refuge as the days-long flames rage on throughout several parts of the sprawling city]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/05/94003157-14275259-image-m-74_1736658069441.jpg)
'I got the flowers my mom gave me before she passed tho,' he said, looking on the bright side. Deon's recording depicted a fiery nighttime scene as he hurried to find refuge as the days-long flames rage on throughout several parts of the sprawling city.
