Bret Michaels Is Conscious and Talking
4/29/2010 12:36:00 PM
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After days of bad news regarding Bret Michaels, finally there's a good sign: The Poison rocker and 'Celebrity Apprentice' contestant is reportedly conscious and slowly speaking for the first time since being hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage last week. Michaels' rep confirms to PEOPLE that the singer is alert and speaking, though few other details were given.
Michaels, 47, was taken to the hospital on April 22 because he was suffering a horrific headache, which turned out to be a major hemorrhage at the base of his brain. He was in critical condition, but has recently been upgraded to stable.
Then, on April 27, his team revealed that Bret suffered a "minor setback" in the form of a disorder that may now cause him to suffer from seizures. There's no word if he has actually suffered a seizure already, or if his hemorrhage simply led to a condition that could trigger seizures in the future.
"Doctors remain hopeful for a full recovery and plan to release more specific information next Monday," the statement said.
The update also gave painful details of the type of hemorrhage the 'Celebrity Apprentice' star suffered -- "a type of stroke that causes bleeding in the fluid-filled spaces around the base of the brain."
"It presents itself suddenly as the sound of a loud gunshot or thunderclap at the back of the head causing severe cranial pain and muscle spasms."
The statement added: "Doctors state Michaels is very lucky as his condition could have been fatal."
Bret has been a lifelong sufferer of juvenile diabetes. During an interview last month with PopEater, Bret discussed how his disease led him to raise money and awareness for a diabetes related charity on 'Apprentice.'
"I'm a life-long juvenile diabetic, so taking four injections a day and, as I just did right before this, probably six to eight blood tests a day. I really have a strong cause and I'm in there fighting for it," he told PopEater.
Earlier this month, Michaels was rushed to the hospital and underwent an emergency appendectomy. He was released several days later.
Following the scare, he wrote on his Web site, "They told me that if I had gone on stage like I wanted to, [my appendix] likely would have ruptured and I could have died," and joked that "getting your appendix out HURTS."
In a follow-up post, Michaels calls the incident a "wake-up call" and discussed how his rock-and-roll lifestyle often clashed with his diabetes, saying that "for a diabetic, it just doesn't work in your diet. It's got so much sugar content. Here's the misconception, as a diabetic, you can have a few drinks. That is the truth ... But, here's the downside, sometimes because of that feeling of maybe being slightly intoxicated, you don't know if you're having low blood sugar or if you're just drunk."
He continues, describing the experience as such: "Am I just feeling tipsy or am I having low sugar? And, it's a double whammy because here's what happens with alcohol: when you're hung-over then you don't eat right, you don't take your insulin right. So it's best to stay away."
Michaels is best known for fronting the hair-metal band Poison, who were one of the biggest bands in the world in the '80s and early '90s. With hits like 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' and 'Something to Believe In,' they gained worldwide fame and topped the charts.
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