Brian May, the renowned Queen guitarist, faced a significant health challenge when he suffered a stroke a few months ago. His wife, Anita Dobson, has been sharing updates on his recovery journey. In December, during the TRIC Christmas Lunch in London, Dobson opened up about May's progress. The 77-year-old musician had revealed in September that he had a "minor stroke" and temporarily lost movement in his left arm. According to the Mirror, she said, "He's much better now, he's stabilized now, which is brilliant. I just hope we don't have any more reoccurrences."

Current Status of May's Arm

Dobson, 75, shared that May is now able to use his left arm, but it was a challenging process. She boasted, "He's good to go now. He's playing the piano quite a lot in the house. He likes a lot of Beethoven. I love it — the piano in the house is really, just very relaxing." The EastEnders star explained that May didn't attempt to play any instruments immediately after the stroke; he waited until he had recovered "quite a bit." Then, slowly, he started to pick up an acoustic guitar and gradually exercised the muscles. She said, "And it very quickly came back. He's just retraining the messages from your brain to that arm, that it's actually OK to do what it used to do. It was scary. And also being a genius, for someone like that. His brain's overloaded, that's what it is. He's too clever for his own good."

Details of the Stroke and Initial Reaction

On September 4th, May first detailed the impact of his stroke in a video on Instagram. He called it a "little health hiccup." Recalling the incident, he said, "All of a sudden, out of the blue, I didn't have any control over this arm. So was a little scary." He also humorously added that he had the most fantastic care and attention from Frimley Hospital. He mentioned the blue lights flashing as he was taken to the hospital in Surrey, England where he was treated. May insisted that he "didn't want to say anything at the time" as he didn't "want sympathy." He told fans that the "good news" is that he's "OK."

May's Past Health Scares

Brian May has had several health scares in the past. In May 2020, he recovered from a heart attack after tearing his gluteus maximus muscles while gardening. In 2021, he had "a little bit of eye surgery" and revealed that he nearly died due to shocking complications from the heart attack medication he was on. These past experiences have added to the significance of his recent stroke and recovery.