Lamar Odom Reeling After New Hospitalization Drama
Nov. 1 2016, Published 9:57 a.m. ET
RadarOnline.com has learned Lamar Odom's down-on-his-luck dad Joe has been taken to New York's Veterans' Hospital after suffering painful breathing problems.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
RadarOnline.com can reveal that Lamar Odom's down-on-his-luck dad Joe has been taken to New York's Veterans' Hospital after suffering painful breathing problems.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
He has been in contact with his famous son, who called after learning about the 61-year-old's faltering health.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
"Lamar's been worried about me and wanted to know how I am," Joe told RadarOnline.com.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
Cash-strapped Joe was spotted rummaging through bins outside a charity store just before he was admitted to hospital.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
Joe revealed that he was down on his luck after his former daughter in-law, Khloe Kardashian, cut him off financially following her ex's own health crisis following a near-fatal overdose at a Nevada brothel last year.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
As for Joe, "I'm feeling a little bit better now I'm in hospital," he noted.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
"I'm still having trouble breathing though," Joe continued.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
"I don't want to relapse and I'm taking lots of antibiotics," he said. "It's comfortable in hospital. They're looking after me."
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
Despite such severe health worries, "I don't want Lamar to be worried about me," said Joe.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
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Odom had been paying the $4,000-a-month rent on Joe's waterfront apartment in L.A.'s Marina del Rey.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
However, Kardashian put a stop to the handouts after she took control of her estranged then-husband's finances following his overdose.
Joe Odom, Khloe Kardashian’s father in law, is pictured in bed at a veterans’ hospital in New York after being diagnosed with deadly pneumonia.
Joe and his wife, Cecelia, 60, were forced to move to a much smaller and much cheaper apartment in Brooklyn.
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