Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale reportedly has 'ministroke'

"Please watch with the sound on! Please pray for Mack or anyone else in need of healing! Mack is well, just getting checked up on at St Lukes Hospital after a stroke scare. Please watch with the sound, please pray for Mack and anyone else in need of healing and leave your comments of support below!" less "Please watch with the sound on! Please pray for Mack or anyone else in need of healing! Mack is well, just getting checked up on at St Lukes Hospital after a stroke scare. Please watch with the sound, please ... more Photo: Jim McIngvale/Facebook Photo: Jim McIngvale/Facebook Image 1 of / 27 Caption Close Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale reportedly has 'ministroke' 1 / 27 Back to Gallery

A beloved Houston entrepreneur and philanthropist is in the hospital for a possible transient ischemic attack, also known as a ministroke.

Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale, the owner of Gallery Furniture, took to social media Tuesday to report on his health via a Facebook Live stream from an exam room at CHI St. Luke's Hospital at Texas Medical Center.

"I'm having tingling in my arm, leg and face, which indicates, perhaps, a ministroke," McIngvale said in the video. "I'm here getting checked out and will be here for the next day."

The Facebook post is captioned, in part, "Please watch with the sound, please pray for Mack and anyone else in need of healing."

McIngvale, who is wearing an Alex Bregman Astros jersey in the video, went on to say he feels fine but wants to make sure he doesn't have any stroke or heart attack symptoms.

"I am not deathly ill. This is more of a precautionary thing, he said. "I've learned in my life that it's better to be safe than sorry."

During the 68-year-old's 23-minute live stream, he took questions from viewers as well as encouraged others experiencing similar symptoms to get checked by a physician.

Ever the professional businessman, McIngvale also mentioned the current promotion at his mega furniture store.

"The best way you can cheer me up is to go to Gallery Furniture and buy some of our furniture as we get ready for our Fourth of July super sale," McIngvale said just before giving out his personal cell phone No.

"One of the great things about my job is getting to talk to hundreds of customers every day," he said."That's where I draw my energy."

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