Bishop TD Jakes reveals his onstage health scare was a ‘MASSIVE HEART ATTACK’ !

Photo: Bishop TD Jakes (image capture from Today Show)

Bishop T.D. Jakes sat down with TODAY's Craig Melvin for an exclusive interview where he revealed he had a "massive heart attack."

He told Craig Melvin that doctors informed him that the right side of his heart was almost completed blocked.

For months, speculation had loomed that the beloved Texas mega-pastor had suffered a stroke.

As some may know, a heart attack occurs when blood flow TO THE HEART is blocked, while a stroke happens when blood flow TO THE BRAIN is interrupted.

Bishop Jakes told Craig Melvin that he experienced none of the typical symptoms one would expect with a heart attack.

According to Mayo Clinic, normal symptoms of a heart attack include intense chest pain, pain radiating to the left arm, jaw, or back, shortness of breath, nausea, and sweating. Left untreated, a massive heart attack can lead to cardiac arrest, heart failure, or death. 

Risk factors for heart attacks include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and a family history of heart disease. 

Bishop Jakes described entering a moment of peace onstage that looked like distress to onlookers.

Bishop Jakes thanked his global audience for praying for him. He told Craig Melvin that doctors revealed to him that had he had arrived to the hospital minutes later, the outcome would have potentially been tragic.

Please continue to keep Bishop TD Jakes in your prayers!

GOD IS A HEALER!