by Behshad » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:55 am
While doctors are currently trying to find the source of Bret Michaels' brain hemorrhage, friends and colleagues are speaking out in support of the rocker.
"[It's] just hideous," his "Celebrity Apprentice" co-star, Sharon Osbourne, told UsMagazine.com. "It's devastating, and it makes you feel all these different feelings.
"Your heart goes out to his family, your heart goes out to him. He's the nicest guy in the world. And then you start thinking about your own mortality. You start thinking, Oh my God. It just makes you appreciate how lucky we all are."
Michaels, 47, is in the ICU in critical condition after an excruciating headache Thursday night turned out to be a massive brain hemorrhage, his rep confirmed.
The day before the former Poison frontman was rushed to the hospital, he blogged that he was not feeling "100 percent yet" from his emergency appendectomy earlier this month.
Fellow "Apprentice" contestant Cyndi Lauper told E! Online that she is hoping for Michaels to have "a speedy recovery."
"He is a strong-willed person so I am feeling very positive that he will pull through like a champion. My thoughts are with his family," she said.
Former pro wrestler Maria Kanellis added, "All you can do is hope and pray for him and his family. He's a strong man so I hope he recovers very quickly."
Australian chef Curtis Stone also has "great wishes" for Michaels.
In addition to the positive thoughts from his famous friends, the rocker's former reality show boss also added his take on the situation.
He's in "big, big trouble, and the prognosis is not great," Donald Trump told TMZ.com Monday. "He turns out to be an amazing competitor, and ultimately that is the thing that could save his life."
On Sunday, manager Janna Elias posted news that Michaels was suffering from slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness but the hope was that he'd make a full recovery.
She later deleted the description of his symptoms but promised an update from doctors soon.
His reps have not revealed where the rocker is being treated, however his dad, Wallace Sychak, told The News that he is under the care of neurosurgeons in Arizona.
"We were told he's stabilized and doing as well as can be expected. I'm certainly worried," Sychak said. "It's not a minor thing."
