from www.heraldsun.com.au - POISON frontman Bret Michaels admitted he was channel surfing between Busty Cops 3 and sports when he suffered a brain hemorrhage in April.
"I was going back and forth from SportsCenter to Busty Cops 3," Michaels, 47, told Rolling Stone magazine.
Michaels spent two weeks recovering in an Arizona hospital after his brush with death.
Michaels told Oprah Winfrey yesterday that he knew right away something "was severely wrong".
"It just exploded instantly - ran from my temple down to the back of my skull," he said.
Michaels will appear on the live finale of The Celebrity Apprentice on Sunday. The 80s glam rock singer will take on actress Holly Robinson Peete for the $US250,000 prize in the US reality show finale before returning to the stage with his band.
His first show will be on May 28 at the Hard Rock in Biloxi, Mississippi, followed by a tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd kicking off June 10 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
On May 5, his doctor Joseph Zabramski said "he's just one of those lucky people" who will make a complete recovery.
from www.tmz.com - Originally posted May 20th 2010 2:40 PM PDT by TMZ Staff
Bret MichaelsBret Michaels was rushed back to the hospital this week where doctors claim they found a "hole in the heart."
According to Bret's rep, the singer was complaining about "numbness on the left side of his body, predominately his face and hands."
After a series of tests, doctors concluded that Michaels had suffered a "Transient Ischemic Attack -- more commonly referred to as a "warning stroke."
During the tests, the doctors say they found that Bret had a Patent Forum Ovale -- which is essentially a hole in the heart.
Doctors say Bret's condition is "operable and treatable." The docs also don't believe the "warning stroke" is related to Bret's brain hemorrhage.
Bret will be treated with outpatient care -- which includes a daily injection of a blood thinner.
Bret's rep also notes that the singer is in "good spirits, great medical hands and is positive and hopeful that everything is going to be OK."
The rep concludes, "He is up, walking, talking, continuing his daily rehab and very happy to be alive but he has made it clear he is sick and tired of being in the hospital and is ready to rock again."
