D.R.I. Guitarist Hospitalized; Undergoes Emergency Surgery; All Shows Cancelled
October 1, 2012, 12 years ago
D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) have issued the following update from Jana Perry, the fiance of guitarist Spike Cassidy:
"For those of you who have been asking, this is what is going on: Spike and I flew out to Long Island for his and Colleen's mothers funeral. On Wednesday, the morning after the funeral, I drove Spike to the nearest ER, because he was experiencing symptoms of intestinal blockage. It hurt my baby.Within a few hours and a TON of tests, a specialist who just happened to be on call and nearby was fixing my baby with emergency surgery for a severe blockage caused by the reversal surgery he had just three weeks before. He was in ICU from Wednesday night, til Saturday afternoon.
He is now in a regular hospital room being watched closely for signs of infection since his intestines were so stretched out from the blockage. The surgeon only removed 4" of Spike's small intestine.
His prognosis is good, however he will need to stay in the hospital another week "give or take a couple days". Needless to say... All D.R.I. shows that are scheduled for the month of October are now canceled and hopefully we can re schedule them all at a later date. We are bummed. We were looking forward to seeing friends and doing to those shows.
Thank you to everyone who has called, texted, emailed and posted well wishes, offerings and prayers. Thank you also to those who have donated to Spike Cassidy Cancer Relief Fund. This little excursion is going to set us back quite a bit, unfortunately so we sooooooo appreciate every dollar you guys have sent."
