--- title: "NeNe Leakes’ Son Brentt Leakes Recovering After Heart Transplant Surgery" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/10/25/nene-leakes-brentt-leakes-heart/ type: post date: 2024-10-25 modified: 2024-10-25 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/10/25/nene-leakes-brentt-leakes-heart.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # NeNe Leakes’ Son Brentt Leakes Recovering After Heart Transplant Surgery ## Brentt Leakes, the 25-year-old son of Real Housewives of Atlanta OG NeNe Leakes, is recovering after having a heart transplant. Get all the details. In October 2022, [NeNe Leakes](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/nene-leakes/) announced that her son, Brentt Leakes, then 23, had [congestive heart failure and suffered a stroke](https://allabouttrh.com/2022/10/11/nene-leakes-23-year-old-son-brentt-leakes-suffers-stroke-and-congestive-heart-failure-the-rhoa-og-breaks-her-silence/). At the time doctors were unsure about what caused Brentt's medical issues. Now, two years later, [Brentt Leakes](https://allabouttrh.com/?s=brentt+leakes)has shared a major update on his health [via Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kingbrentt/?hl=en). ![NeNe Leakes](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/nene-leakes-brentt-leakes-rhoa.png) In a recent Instagram post, the 25-year-old revealed that he is recovering after undergoing heart transplant surgery. Brentt wrote: > ***"To begin with, let me say, “Thank you, God.” This year was undoubtedly the craziest for me.  After several trips to the hospital and many doctors appointments, I finally heard the unexpected news that I was diagnosed with “congestive Heart Failure” On June 19 (Ish), ?*** > > > > ***In July of this year, I went into a 14 hour heart transplant surgery and now have a brand new heart in me. Now that I’m back (still in recovery) I’ve essentially had to relearn how to walk and communicate, but I’m even more fluent.  *** > > > > ![Nene Leakes and Gregg Leakes](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/nene-brentt-greg-leakes-68-1200x799.jpeg) > > > > ***This experience has FOREVER changed my life. I am so thankful to the family that donated the heart!*** > > > > ***A huge thank you to MY MOM, marshella , Nyoni, Big Janae , Nikiyah, my friends, doctors, nurses, and everyone else who was pushing, pulling and praying me thru this??*** > > > > ***Never give up. ??"*** Alongside the message, Brentt shared several videos of him slowly walking in the hospital following his surgery. In the video he can be heard saying,*** “I’m walking, y’all. I can’t believe I’m back walking, y’all. Been a couple days since I walked. Thank God.”*** He also shared several photos of him lying in his hospital bed following surgery. > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DBZqBA_Sai1/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by Mr.Leakes (@kingbrentt)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DBZqBA_Sai1/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) Naturally, NeNe Leakes commented on the post, writing,*** “To God Be The Glory! It has been A LOT! I am so proud of how strong you’ve been thru this process son.”*** RHOA alum Marlo Hampton also commented on Brentt's post:*** “Love ya, nephew, I always tell you.. your covered by the … ,”*** *[The Real Housewives of Atlanta](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/page/2/)* is expected to return for [season 16](https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/___https:/allabouttrh.com/2023/08/29/report-rhoa-reboot-season-16/___.YzJ1Ondvb2RidXJ5c2Nob29sZGlzdHJpY3Q6YzpvOmE0MWM3YzNmMjk2ZTFjMjRlN2U3ZmE2Zjc4NGIzN2U2OjY6Njc1MTo3OGJkN2I4YWIzZDNhMGYwMWZiNzY5Y2FlMjdhNDkxNmI0NTQ2YmViMjY3NGI1MzY0ODQ2NmIzNzU0NmVkMWFjOnA6VA) in late 2024 or early 2025. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off below!