Bret Michaels Suffers Brain Hemorrhage

[Saint John]

Uh oh.....subarachnoid hemorrage. Not much chance of recovery from that....but one has to hold onto hope and the improbable to occur.

Christ, Syphllis, when you were growing up Pharaohs were constructing pyramids. Times, and medicine, have changed in the last few milleniums. Bret's gonna be fine. You can just tell he's a tough dude and that he's gonna come out of this.

[Behshad]

Uh oh.....subarachnoid hemorrage. Not much chance of recovery from that....but one has to hold onto hope and the improbable to occur.

Christ, Syphllis, when you were growing up Pharaohs were constructing pyramids. Times, and medicine, have changed in the last few milleniums. Bret's gonna be fine. You can just tell he's a tough dude and that he's gonna come out of this.

Thats right ! Once they get that nasty unskinny bop out of him, he will be as good as new

[lights1961]

Uh oh.....subarachnoid hemorrage. Not much chance of recovery from that....but one has to hold onto hope and the improbable to occur.

Christ, Syphllis, when you were growing up Pharaohs were constructing pyramids. Times, and medicine, have changed in the last few milleniums. Bret's gonna be fine. You can just tell he's a tough dude and that he's gonna come out of this.

Thats right ! Once they get that nasty unskinny bop out of him, he will be as good as new

CLASSIC...

loved that song...

[Jana]

People article:

"Bret Michaels confessed to fans that he was not feeling "100%" the day before he suffered a massive brain hemorrhage.

"I'm feeling right about in the middle right now on a scale of 1 to 10," Michaels, who had undergone an emergency appendectomy on April 12, wrote on his Fancast blog. "I'm not 100% yet ... I have to get my blood sugar back in order, because it's been all over the place because every day I've been real active and you're not supposed to move around yet."

The rocker and current Celebrity Apprentice contestant, 47, also addressed fan questions about his diabetes and alcohol.

"I know people have been asking about drinking and being diabetic, and it's a very honest question," he blogged. "Here is the honest answer, and this is the truth: when I say 'party' and 'let's have fun,' I'm one of those guys that just likes to have a great time. I'm not a belligerent drunk. I don't need to drink. ... For a diabetic ... 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. But, I pick and choose my times when I'm going to have fun."

Still, in the wake of his appendectomy, Michaels acknowledged the need to slow down. "This was a wake-up call to be a little bit more diligent on keeping control of my health," he told fans. "I want to still have a great time, but ... I need to find something healthier to do on my day off then going out and finding a club to go hang out at. It's part of finding balance in my life."


Update on His Condition
While Michaels remains hospitalized under "intense observation" and further testing following his brain hemorrhage, his rep updated PEOPLE Saturday: "There are several incorrect reports on Bret's condition. Bret remains in critical condition ... Further tests are being ran and information will be updated in the coming days."

[Jana]

"Bret Michaels remains in critical condition at an undisclosed location, this according to a statement released today on the rocker's Facebook page.

Michael was rushed to the hospital late Thursday night after suffering a massive hemorrhage near his brain stem.

A statement on his FB says, "We are hopeful that further tests will locate the source of the bleeding, which has still not been located. As we all know Bret is a fighter and we are hopeful that once all is complete the slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness, etc. will be eliminated and all functions will return to normal."

[Deb]

Uh oh.....subarachnoid hemorrage. Not much chance of recovery from that....but one has to hold onto hope and the improbable to occur.

Christ, Syphllis, when you were growing up Pharaohs were constructing pyramids. Times, and medicine, have changed in the last few milleniums. Bret's gonna be fine. You can just tell he's a tough dude and that he's gonna come out of this.

Thats right ! Once they get that nasty unskinny bop out of him, he will be as good as new

CLASSIC...

loved that song...

Me too. Thoughts go out, hopefully he recovers fully from this.

[Voyager]

This doesn't look very promising:

Publicist: Bret Michaels still in critical condition
April 25, 2010 4:13 p.m. EDT

(CNN) -- Rock singer and reality TV personality Bret Michaels remained in critical condition Sunday in a hospital intensive care unit, his publicist said.

Michaels suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and was hospitalized Friday, spokeswoman Joann Mignano said at the time, confirming a People.com report.

"Everyone at Michaels Entertainment would like to thank all fans and friends for their continued thoughts and prayers through this difficult time," Mignano said in a statement Sunday. "At this point, Bret remains in ICU in critical condition. He is under 24-hour doctors' care and supervision.

"We are hopeful that further tests will locate the source of the bleeding, which still has not been located. As we all know, Bret is a fighter, and we are hopeful that once all is complete, the slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness, etc., will be eliminated and all functions will return to normal."

More information will be provided as it becomes available, Mignano said. The location of Michaels' hospital was not disclosed.

Michaels, 47, was the lead singer for the '80s glam-metal "hair band" Poison.

He became a reality star by headlining the VH1 show "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels." He has also appeared on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice."

[donnaplease]

Sometimes those things resolve once the bleeding has either been evacuated or reabsorbs, though. Still really early, and all other signs are really good. Keep thinking positive thoughts, Voyager.

[Saint John]

The guy is fine. Let's move on.

[Rip Rokken]

we are hopeful that once all is complete, the slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness, etc., will be eliminated and all functions will return to normal."

Sounds like Lindsay Lohan's PR agent making another excuse for her behavior.

we are hopeful that once all is complete, the slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness, etc., and especially horribly cheesy songwriting will be eliminated and all functions will return to normal."

One could only hope. Seriously, hope he recovers ok, though I was never a fan.

[Blueskies]

I haven't been a fan of his music either...haven't really ever listened to much of it, haven't watched him on TV or know very much about him ....but he is a person who is struggling to live with family, friends and fans who are in pain right now along with him...so is the joking in this thread by some really appropriate? I don't think so. There is a time and a place for everything and this isn't the time or place for the jokes. Not here, not now, not in this thread.
Some consideration and compassion is in order, people, please.

[Penny]

How can you people not have been a fan??? So much great music. I hope he recovers.

[Maui Tom]

How can you people not have been a fan??? So much great music. I hope he recovers.

Be serious...but...I like the guy and want him to pull thru....

[Jana]

I agree. I love so much of his music. I remember how beautiful he was in the official video for this song , and I didn't like blondes. Here he's playing it acoustically. Every Rose Has Its Thorn -

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/Oztkl0GKTng&hl=en

[Jana]

"As Bret Michaels continues to be watched closely by his doctors, a source reveals the rocker's excruciating moments before he was taken to the emergency room.

According to the source, Michaels, 47, said the headache that prompted him to call for an ambulance felt "like [getting] hit in the head with a baseball bat over and over again."

Often referred to by doctors as a "thunderclap headache" because of the intensity and suddenness of the pain, such headaches are a tell-tale symptom of the kind of brain hemorrhage that Michaels suffered.

The Michaels's source adds, "Bret is still in ICU. He still has the headache and is heavily sedated."

A statement on his fan site noted that doctors are still searching for the source of the bleeding.

"In some patients, doctors never find the source," says Dr. Keith Siller of New York University's Comprehensive Stroke Care Center. The bleeding could be very small, or the rupture itself can "cure" the source of the problem, says Dr. Siller.

If no source of an aneurysm or an abnormal vein-artery connection known as an AVM is found, "you basically just wait for the symptoms to go away," says Dr. Siller. The patient typically remains under close observation, as Michaels is, so doctors can monitor for possible complications.

But if the patient is able to speak, "they're on the better end of things," says Dr. Siller, noting that physical therapy and speech therapy are often required to make a full recovery.

On TV's Celebrity Apprentice, on which Michaels is a participant, Sunday night's episode carried a post-script. Accompanying slow-motion footage of Bret carrying luggage across a tarmac, a voiceover said, "Everyone here at NBC wishes Bret Michaels a speedy recovery."

[Behshad]

Take a good look at these pics and you will all agree with me that his brain hemorrhage was a side effect from wearing those damn bandanas ALL THE TIME !!!

[Jana]

Ha. That guy had such a beautiful face when he was young, and still nice-looking. Great eyes and lips. I think there's a good possibility being hit on the head so hard last year MIGHT have had something to do with it.

[Rip Rokken]

Some consideration and compassion is in order, people, please.

Actually, a grammar lesson is in order. "Is" is the singular form conjugation of the linking verb "to be". But in your sentence above, you'd want to use the plural form "are" since you are referring to two nouns, consideration and compassion.

Examples:

1) Bret Michaels is one of the least talented songwriters to survive the 80's music scene.

2) Bret Michaels and Jon Bon Jovi are two of the most repetitive songwriters from the 80's music scene.

[Ehwmatt]

Some consideration and compassion is in order, people, please.

Actually, a grammar lesson is in order. "Is" is the singular form conjugation of the linking verb "to be". But in your sentence above, you'd want to use the plural form "are" since you are referring to two nouns, consideration and compassion.

Examples:

1) Bret Michaels is one of the least talented songwriters to survive the 80's music scene.

2) Bret Michaels and Jon Bon Jovi are two of the most repetitive songwriters from the 80's music scene.

[Behshad]

I haven't been a fan of his music either...haven't really ever listened to much of it, haven't watched him on TV or know very much about him ....but he is a person who is struggling to live with family, friends and fans who are in pain right now along with him...so is the joking in this thread by some really appropriate? I don't think so. There is a time and a place for everything and this isn't the time or place for the jokes. Not here, not now, not in this thread.
Some consideration and compassion is in order, people, please.

You of all people talking about right time and place for everything ??

[SuiteMadameBlue]

I know this happened last year, but wonder if this could be the cause or maybe started the hemorrhage?

On June 7, 2009, Michaels suffered a fractured nose and cut lip at the Tony Awards show after performing Poison's song Nothin' but a Good Time with the cast of the musical Rock of Ages. When Michaels turned to exit the stage, a descending piece of the set hit him in the head before he could duck under it, knocking him on his back

[Behshad]

I know this happened last year, but wonder if this could be the cause or maybe started the hemorrhage?

On June 7, 2009, Michaels suffered a fractured nose and cut lip at the Tony Awards show after performing Poison's song Nothin' but a Good Time with the cast of the musical Rock of Ages. When Michaels turned to exit the stage, a descending piece of the set hit him in the head before he could duck under it, knocking him on his back

You dont say ?
Im sticking to my bandana side effect story!

[SunshineTwilight]

I know this happened last year, but wonder if this could be the cause or maybe started the hemorrhage?

On June 7, 2009, Michaels suffered a fractured nose and cut lip at the Tony Awards show after performing Poison's song Nothin' but a Good Time with the cast of the musical Rock of Ages. When Michaels turned to exit the stage, a descending piece of the set hit him in the head before he could duck under it, knocking him on his back

I was thinking the same thing! Seems to coincidental not to be related.

[bluejeangirl76]

Im sticking to my bandana side effect story!

Also under investigation as a source... that stupid cowboy hat.

[S2M]

Some consideration and compassion is in order, people, please.

Actually, a grammar lesson is in order. "Is" is the singular form conjugation of the linking verb "to be". But in your sentence above, you'd want to use the plural form "are" since you are referring to two nouns, consideration and compassion.

Examples:

1) Bret Michaels is one of the least talented songwriters to survive the 80's music scene.

2) Bret Michaels and Jon Bon Jovi are two of the most repetitive songwriters from the 80's music scene.

3) Rip IS so far up Michael Eden's ass that a person who IS explaining his prostate exam IS now going to be saying he was 'RIPPED'....

Did I modify the verb correctly?

[Behshad]

Im sticking to my bandana side effect story!

Also under investigation as a source... that stupid cowboy hat.

Watch it... you dont want Phyllis to attack you

[Michigan Girl]

Take a good look at these pics and you will all agree with me that his brain hemorrhage was a side effect from wearing those damn bandanas ALL THE TIME !!!

His lips are so pretty!!

[Deb]

Some consideration and compassion is in order, people, please.

Actually, a grammar lesson is in order. "Is" is the singular form conjugation of the linking verb "to be". But in your sentence above, you'd want to use the plural form "are" since you are referring to two nouns, consideration and compassion.

Examples:

1) Bret Michaels is one of the least talented songwriters to survive the 80's music scene.

2) Bret Michaels and Jon Bon Jovi are two of the most repetitive songwriters from the 80's music scene.

Yet, two of the best looking still.

[Rip Rokken]

2) Bret Michaels and Jon Bon Jovi are two of the most repetitive songwriters from the 80's music scene.

Yet, two of the best looking still.

You're not too far off the mark! That kind of sustained mainstream success from any 80's era musician takes a magic combination of good looks and McDonald's-quality, corporate-friendly songwriting. Looks can't do it alone or both those guys would be playing bars today and Kip Winger & crew would be selling out the arenas.

[Michigan Girl]

Some consideration and compassion is in order, people, please.

Actually, a grammar lesson is in order. "Is" is the singular form conjugation of the linking verb "to be". But in your sentence above, you'd want to use the plural form "are" since you are referring to two nouns, consideration and compassion.

Examples:

1) Bret Michaels is one of the least talented songwriters to survive the 80's music scene.

2) Bret Michaels and Jon Bon Jovi are two of the most repetitive songwriters from the 80's music scene.

Yet, two of the best looking still.

Still put on great shows as well!!