Deion Sanders’ rumored girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, was a major helping hand after his bladder cancer surgery earlier this year.
Tran, 37, was in Sanders’ hospital room when he woke up from surgery to remove his bladder on May 9. The procedure came after a cancerous tumor was discovered on the University of Colorado head football coach’s bladder the month prior.
In a video posted via YouTube on Tuesday, July 29, one of Sanders’ doctors could be seen consulting with Tran.
“If you need anything let me know,” the doctor said.
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Moments later, Tran helped Sanders get out of his hospital bed for the first time. “Jesus, everything inside of me hurts,” Sanders, 57, said.
As Tran and Sanders slowly made their way into the hospital hallway, she asked him, “Do you want your slippers or are you okay with your socks?”
When a nurse asked Sanders if he wanted to use a cane to help him walk, another nurse referenced Tran and said, “I think she might be better than the cane.”
Once in the hallway, Sanders could be seen with his arm wrapped about Tran’s shoulder as he practiced walking post-surgery.
With a smile, Tran told Sanders to focus on his “breathing.”
“Take a breath,” she said, as the duo made their way down the hospital corridor.
In a video posted via YouTube on Monday, July 28, just hours after Sanders revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer during a press conference at the University of Colorado, Tran was seen crying by his hospital bedside before the surgery.
“We are here at the hospital because we are dealing with…,” Tran said, as she wiped away tears, struggling to finish her sentence.
She eventually recovered enough to whisper, “We are dealing with bladder cancer. He is having his bladder removed.”
Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for Sanders and Tran for comment on the status of their relationship.
According to TMZ, Sanders and Tran — an actress who previously dated Chris Brown and split from former NFL star Victor Cruz in February 2021 — were recently spotted together on a lunch date.
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Sanders finalized his divorce from second wife, Pilar Biggars-Sanders, in 2013. The couple share sons Shilo, 25, and Shedeur, 23, and daughter Shelomi, 21.
The former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was previously married to his first wife, Carolyn Chambers, from 1989 to 1998. The couple share daughter Deiondra, 33, and son Deion Jr., 31.
During Monday’s press conference, Dr. Janet Kukreja said Sanders was “cured” following May’s surgery.
Sanders plans on returning to the sideline as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes when the team opens the 2025 season next month.