Doctor Marvels at Bret Michaels' "Sheer Will to Live"
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Bret Michaels is determined to rock on.
After a week of understandable secrecy, a rep now confirms to UsMagazine.com that the 47-year-old rocker has been recovering from his brain hemorrhage at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ.
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"There is no doubt that Mr. Michaels' condition is serious," his neurosurgeon Dr. Zabramski says in a statement, adding that testing continues to determine the cause of the subarachnoid hemorrhage. A lifelong diabetic who also had an emergency appendectomy in early April, the singer has encountered numerous "roadblocks" in his recovery, including "hyponatremia, severe cranial and back pain suffered from blood drainage."
Yet the Rock of Love star, father to girls Raine, 9 and Jorja, 4, is a fighter, Zabramski marvels: "Bret's sheer will to live and fully recover is undeniable."
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"He has an unbelievable fight in him and told me what kept him alive at the moment of the hemorrhage was that he did not want his family to wake up and see him lying unconscious in the middle of the floor."
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The neurosurgeon continues: 'It was a combination of Bret's fight to stay conscious during the hemorrhage and get to the emergency room, and the immediate medical attention provided by our staff at Barrow that enabled us to stabilize his condition.”
The team at Barrow plan to have a press conference on Tuesday, in which they'll give an additional update on Michaels' progress.
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16Lmao.. He is an "attention wh*re" because he had a brain hemorrhage?? Are you kidding me?! That is absolutely nothing that he could have controlled.. Wow, stupidity never fails to amaze me.
To Jennifer Wilson: Sweetie, if you were my age (50+) you would consider Bret hot!
WOW. thats tough.. poor man is goin' through a lot and from the sounds of it is going to have a long difficult road to recovery. God bless you and your family Bret.
Keep fighting blue eyes.
Well good for him. So glad Bret is doing much better. He's got the will to stay alive.
I do not in any way find Bret attractive at all. I am attractive, my boyfriend is attractive (I am thirteen) and my friends are all attractive, so do not say that I am "an ugly f**k" or anything. But I do hope he gets through this because he seemms like a genuinely nice and sincere man. Go Bret!
I'm so glad he's doing well. He just genuinely seems like a nice guy.
That's so good to hear!
he looks just like Fergie!!
um secrecy? really? this is the LEAST secret, secret. whatever. attention wh*re.
Keep up the fight, Bret. You have Lots of good things to live for. Wishing you strength and you're in my prayers.
Bret, You are one of a kind, so please stay strong and keep you with us as long as possible! alot of people love you that you dont even know about! God Bless you sweety...
Keep up the fight, Bret! Get well soon- we're praying for you! :)
What wonderful news! God bless you, Bret. Wishing a full and fast recovery!
He is one hot damn good looking sexy dude!
Great news! I've been praying for him and will continue to do so.