Bret Michaels Rushed to ICU with Brain Hemorrhage

[knight_shadow]

Bret Michaels's health has taken a turn for the worse, PEOPLE has learned: After an excruciating headache late Thursday night, the star was rushed to an undisclosed hospital where doctors discovered he suffered a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding at the base of his brain stem), according to a source close to the situation.

Michaels, 47, is currently in critical condition. "After several CAT scans, MRIs and an angiogram, [doctors] decided to keep Michaels in the ICU and are running several tests to determine the cause. [It] will be touch and go for the next few days while he is under intense observation," the source says.

The rocker's latest hospital visit follows his emergency appendectomy in San Antonio, Texas, on April 12. There is no word yet whether this new development is related to the rocker's recent appendectomy or to his diabetes.

http://www.people.com/people/article...363506,00.html

[kddani]

That's a shame. I've really been enjoying him on Celebrity Apprentice.

[Benzgirl]

Wow, that's terrible.

[DrPhil]

God bless him.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Bret Michaels's health has taken a turn for the worse, PEOPLE has learned: After an excruciating headache late Thursday night, the star was rushed to an undisclosed hospital where doctors discovered he suffered a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding at the base of his brain stem), according to a source close to the situation.

Michaels, 47, is currently in critical condition. "After several CAT scans, MRIs and an angiogram, [doctors] decided to keep Michaels in the ICU and are running several tests to determine the cause. [It] will be touch and go for the next few days while he is under intense observation," the source says.

The rocker's latest hospital visit follows his emergency appendectomy in San Antonio, Texas, on April 12. There is no word yet whether this new development is related to the rocker's recent appendectomy or to his diabetes.

http://www.people.com/people/article...363506,00.html

Must be bad if he didn't go to surgery. He's had a rough month.

[ASUADPi]

My thoughts go to him and his family, especially his two little girls.

[epchick]

My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.

Reading that little synopsis made me think of my family. My grandma's side has a history of diabetes and all of her brothers (along with my grandma) died of complications of diabetes---most revolving around strokes and aneurisms.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

My thoughts go to him and his family, especially his two little girls.

I didnt know he had any children!


On another note, he's still hot after all these years! I hope he makes it!!

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

I didnt know he had any children!


On another note, he's still hot after all these years! I hope he makes it!!

Yeah two little girls. I missed the particular episode of the apprentice, but on one of them, he got a call from his older daughter that she might also have diabetes and he was really upset. I saw the end of the eppy and he told Donald about it. Donald said a very nice comment back. Plus, there was an article in a people magazine about him and his girls. His girls actually live in Phoenix, hence why I remember it so vividly (since I'm a born Arizonian).

I think his girls are like 8 and 10. They are pretty young.

edit: Just looked it up on wikipedia. His daughters are 10 and 5. Here's the link...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Michaels

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

Yeah two little girls. I missed the particular episode of the apprentice, but on one of them, he got a call from his older daughter that she might also have diabetes and he was really upset. I saw the end of the eppy and he told Donald about it. Donald said a very nice comment back. Plus, there was an article in a people magazine about him and his girls. His girls actually live in Phoenix, hence why I remember it so vividly (since I'm a born Arizonian).

I think his girls are like 8 and 10. They are pretty young.

edit: Just looked it up on wikipedia. His daughters are 10 and 5. Here's the link...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Michaels

Higher incidence in family members of people with Type I diabetes. I can understand why he would be upset since these patients have a shorter lifespan than people without the disease, although cerebral aneurysms are not related.

[AnchorAlum]

What a horrible thing. I always liked the guy, and yes, he is definitely "hot".

I'm definitely suspecting that they will find the surgery was somehow responsible, but sadly, it may be during the post-mortem. I sincerely hope he somehow makes a miraculous recovery. God Bless him and his family.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

What a horrible thing. I always liked the guy, and yes, he is definitely "hot".

I'm definitely suspecting that they will find the surgery was somehow responsible, but sadly, it may be during the post-mortem. I sincerely hope he somehow makes a miraculous recovery. God Bless him and his family.

I'd be very surprised if it had anything to do with his appendectomy. Subarachnoid hemorrhages are almost always the result of ruptured aneurysms which are congenital in nature in the vast majority in cases. The timing of this rupture would then be completely coincidental. The story of "worst headache in my life" is classic for ruptured aneurysm.

[DrPhil]

Bret Michaels is said to be critical but conscious.

[AOII Angel]

Good for him....lucky guy! I hope they can find the bleeding site.

[Kappamd]

Seems like he just can't catch a break.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...rning-stroke/1