Former New Orleans Saints safety and ALS activist Steve Gleason shared his enjoyment over social media after returning home from a local hospital following a medical event.
“I’ve been inside for six days, so to be greeted by the full Mooooooooooooooon, the Oaks, and our family… Reborn.,” Gleason posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, along with pictures of him at home with his family.
Gleason was transported to the hospital last Wednesday due to low blood pressure and a fever, his publicist told ESPN. That was the same day Hurricane Francine made landfall in the New Orleans area.
The most famous moment of Gleason’s career is related to another Hurricane, as his punt block against the Atlanta Falcons in 2006 — in the Saints’ first home game after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans a year earlier — became a symbol of the city’s resiliency and recovery.
Gleason last played in the NFL in 2006, and five years later he was diagnosed with ALS. In the years since, he has become one of the more visible ALS activists in the world, speaking at United Nations-sponsored events and helping produce a documentary about his life, “Gleason,” which was released in 2016.
Gleason, 47, received a Congressional Gold Medal in 2020 for his contributions to ALS awareness and the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs in July.
