Bret Michaels' Brain Hemorrhage Not Caused by Diabetes or 2009 Tony Awards Accident

Since Poison lead singer and reality show star Bret Michaels was rushed to an undisclosed hospital Thursday night and the news broke that he had been diagnosed with a subarachnoid brain hemorrhage, the internet has been burning with speculation and assumptions. Bret Michaels' publicists took to his website to curb the erroneous information that had become prevalent on the internet by the weekend, noting that several reports that the 47-year-old rocker was stabilized and basically alright were unfounded and untrue. As the publicists worked to curtail misleading information (Bret Michaels' condition was critical and remains so), speculation as to what may have caused the brain hemorrhage was dominating the Internet dialogue. A doctor in New York maintains that everyone's got it all wrong...

Some were looking to blame Bret Michaels' rock 'n roll lifestyle, from his party-hard days as the frontman of Poison to his "Rock of Love" days of seeming excess. In the mix were speculations about alcohol abuse, chemical binges, and all-nighters replete with nothing but sex, drugs and rock 'n roll.

Others pointed a finger at diabetes. Bret Michaels was diagnosed at the age of six with Type 1 diabetes, a condition that is fatal unless treated with insulin.

Many began speculating almost immediately about a connection between the brain hemorrhage and an accident that occurred at the 2009 Tony Awards. Bret Michaels had just finished performing with Poison in a tribute to the musical "Rock of Ages" when a lowering prop hit him on the head (see here), knocking him to the floor. The prop broke his nose and Michaels later said he blacked out but believed he slammed the back of his head against the stage floor.

A fourth popular theory surrounds Bret Michaels' recent appendectomy. Released on April 15, just days before going back into the hospital with the brain hemorrhage, Michaels underwent emergency surgery in Texas. Some believe that he may have not allowed himself proper time in which to heal and recuperate.

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Associated Content    April 27, 2010