Meghan Markle is making efforts to get in touch with her father, Thomas Markle Snr, who has been dealing with health issues, despite their estrangement for seven years. Thomas Markle, aged 81, was hospitalized in early December due to a blood clot in his leg that caused his foot to turn black.
Following a below-the-knee amputation of his left leg performed by Dr. Neil Sanico in a hospital in Cebu, Philippines, Meghan, through her half-brother Thomas Jnr, started reaching out to her father. Dr. Sanico explained that the amputation was necessary due to a massive blood clot that posed a risk of sepsis and gangrene.
After the surgery, Thomas Markle has been moved out of the intensive care unit into a regular hospital room and has begun physical therapy sessions. Despite not having a current phone number for her father, Meghan has been trying to establish contact, even resorting to emailing him. She is also making efforts to locate him through hospitals in the Philippines to send him a handwritten letter.
The strained relationship between Meghan and her father dates back to the period leading up to her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018. Thomas Markle was initially set to attend the wedding but had to miss it due to health issues. Since then, there has been a lack of communication between Meghan and her father, further strained by public statements made by Thomas Markle.
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