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On May 13, 2007, Bo Diddley was admitted to intensive care in Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, following a stroke after a concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 12.

Starting the show, he had complained that he did not feel well.

He referred to smoke from the wildfires that were ravaging South Georgia and blowing south to the area near his home in Archer, Florida.

Nonetheless, he delivered an energetic performance to an enthusiastic crowd.

The next day, as Bo Diddley was heading back home, he seemed dazed and confused at the airport.

His manager, Margo Lewis, called 911 and airport security and Bo was immediately taken by ambulance to Creighton University Medical Center and admitted to the Intensive-care unit, where he stayed for several days.

After numerous tests, it was confirmed that Bo Diddley had suffered a stroke.

He had a history of hypertension and diabetes, and the stroke affected the left side of his brain, causing receptive and expressive aphasia ( speech impairment ).

The stroke was followed by a heart attack, suffered in Gainesville, Florida, on August 28, 2007.