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Appendectomy a week before. the two at all joined together? any leading one to the other? >> no, i don't believe they were directly related to each other. the problem is that you know, he was still recovering from the appendectomy. and then he has this second insult, you know, another major insult to his body. and ends up back in the hospital, critically ill. you know, this is -- this is a lot to ask for anyone. >> larry: pete, what's the story with the career now? >> as far as -- i mean, bret has every intention of continue on as anybody's ever known him that that's his life and it's his pass...

Vessels, we were able to downgrade his condition and release him. right now he's continuing, although he's doing well mentally, he's suffering a great deal with the effects of the hemorrhage. i've mentioned before that there was blood released around the brainstem. and this blood is now dissolving. that blood did its job initially. it formed the clot around the brainstem and it stopped the bleeding but now -- but now that the bleeding's completely stopped the blood is breaking down, and this -- when the blood is released, mr. king, it really -- it causes severe irritation to the coverings of t...

He told "people" magazine, i'm lucky to be alive. we're joined by pete edwick, pete is the lead guitarist for the bret michaels' band. tour manager for bret michaels. he's been in phoenix with bret since the brain hemorrhage occurred. this is his first tv interview about what happened to bret. dr. joseph zabransky, is chief of sero vascular surgery at barrow neurologcam institute head of the medical team that treated bret and quite an occupation. and rikki rockett, longtime friend. drummer of the band poison. doctor, how is he doing? and what -- how do you rate this recovery? >> well, he's doi...

The problem is that you know, he was still recovering from the appendectomy. and then he has this second insult, you know, another major insult to his body. and ends up back in the hospital, critically ill. you know, this is -- this is a lot to ask for anyone. >> larry: pete, what's the story with the career now? >> as far as -- i mean, bret has every intention of continue on as anybody's ever known him that that's his life and it's his passion. you know rikki can tell you poison is looking forward to their 25th anniversary next somer. that's a huge deal. i mean who gets to have a rock and rol...