Little did he know it would end up sending him to the hospital.
Dont do it,' Syracuse tells Deadline.
So thats probably what it was.
Joe SyracuseLynette Rice/Deadline
I have lived my life like that.
So anytime someone says dont do it, Im fully gonna try it.
By that night, Syracuse complained of an upset stomach.
The pain was so extreme, recalls Syracuse.
After Syracuse was rushed into surgery, doctors cut through his stomach muscles and pulled out his entire intestine.
They even took out his appendix for good measure.
They were like, we might as well get rid of it while were in here, remembers Syracuse.
A piece of my intestine had died, which is consistent with salmonella poisoning.
I read this thing subsequently that in the sun, bacteria on food and meat doubles every 20 minutes.
So the sandwich was probably out there for three hours in the sun.
It was literally the only sandwich left.
After spending six days in the hospital, Syracuse was discharged on July 4.
Theres a certain exhilaration because weve stayed strong and hung together.
But its a challenge.
We have two kids in college.
Were maxed out on everything on credit cards.
We actually qualified for the Writers Guild assistance funds, so that has been helping us.
After all, hes back with friends who have his back.
Now I can no longer do that.
Now they know me as the stomach suture guy, the sandwich guy.
And if they see me eating something, theyre like, Dont do it.
Even the security guard on Netflix came when she saw me eating a burrito.
Even the Netflix security cares.
