LOS ANGELES — Bret Michaels is receiving outpatient care after being hospitalized for what doctors called a “warning stroke.”
His publicist, Joann Mignano, gave no other details today in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
Mignano had earlier confirmed that Michaels suffered what doctors call a “warning stroke” and has been diagnosed with a patent foramen ovale, or hole in the heart.
The 47-year-old rocker-TV reality star was hospitalized after experiencing numbness on the left side of his body, particularly in his face and hands.
Doctors said the condition is operable and treatable and likely unrelated to the brain hemorrhage he suffered last month.
Michaels’ neurosurgeon said that while the Poison frontman has a “fantastic attitude” about making a full recovery, “Bret’s brain and body are not quite 100 percent yet, especially with the hole found in his heart.”
Additional tests were being conducted to determine the best course of treatment. Doctors said Michaels is currently being treated with a daily injection of a blood thinner to reduce the risk of clots.
His website said Michaels was “up, walking, talking, continuing his daily rehab and very happy to be alive.”
Michaels is expected to appear at Sunday’s finale of Donald Trump’s “The Celebrity Apprentice” in New York. NBC said in a statement that the network is “cautiously optimistic” that Michaels can attend the live season finale.
“Ultimately, it’s up to Bret and his doctors if he should attend,” the statement said.
In the episode, Trump’s boardroom revelation of the winner will air live. The rest of the show was taped last year, including the final challenge segment.
Online:
Bret Michaels, www.bretmichaels.com
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