POISON Frontman BRET MICHAELS - "I’m Lucky To Be Alive"
May 5, 2010, 14 years ago
After spending days in the intensive care unit at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, POISON frontman BRET MICHAELS has spoken for the first time since be suffered a brain haemorrhage.
“I opened my eyes and was like: ‘I am so thankful. I’m lucky to be alive,'" he tells People magazine. "It just wasn’t my time yet! I’m a believer it’s a combination of will and faith that kept me alive. Will - and good medical attention - and faith.
As painful as this experience has been, I was given a second chance, right? I don't want to sit around every night worrying this is going to happen again. What I want to do is make a positive bucket list and say, 'I'm just gonna go for it.'"
About the immediate future Michaels adds: "My first goal is to get back to 100 per cent. I want to continue to rock the world, and I want to continue to love my family and be a good father."
Dr. Joseph Zabramski, chief of cerebrovascular surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, said he recommended that Michaels wait at least four to six weeks before resuming normal activity. He declined to say when Michaels could resume touring. Doctors will examine Michaels every two weeks until he's recovered.
