Bret Michaels' medical condition interrupted his Thursday night performance in Manchester, N.H. According to Loudwire, the Poison frontman will not be performing in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. after suffering a scary health emergency while onstage last night. E! News reported that the concert came to an abrupt end when after just three songs into his set, the rocker rushed off stage for a medical emergency.
"This is a message I never imagined I'd have to post. Tonight in Manchester, NH, three songs into the set Bret had me sing a song as he rushed off stage. In the nine years I've stood next to him, I've never seen a look like the one on his face as if I was a complete stranger. One of the crew returned instantly to notify me that Bret's blood sugar was extremely low," says BMB band member, guitarist Pete Evick in a statement regarding the rocker's medical emergency.
According to E!, the 51-year-old "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" singer, who has suffered from type 1 diabetes since childhood, "returned to the stage only to announce that he could not continue." Michaels "is a health fanatic and fiercely monitors is blood sugar," Evick wrote, noting that the Poison frontman "basically had to be dragged off the stage in his sickest of conditions."
Under strict medical direction, Michaels has been ordered to rest until the flu virus has run its course and his blood sugar has re-balanced. A message from Michaels' Facebook page says,
"As previously announced, Entertainer Bret Michaels was physically forced to leave the stage last night at the Palace Theater in Manchester, New Hampshire due to complications involving insulin shock & severe low blood sugar, along with other conditions which doctors later determined included exhaustion/dehydration/fever and the noro flu virus. Michaels attempted to return to the stage to finish the show however it was clear to the band, crew, and audience that he would not be able to continue, as he walked of the stage and became violently Ill.
Paramedics present at the show immediately responded and 911 was notified. Unable to keep substance in his system complications with his insulin levels and inability to balance his blood sugar levels arose. Michaels was rushed by ambulance to CMC (Catholic Medical Center), and monitored through the evening as doctors tried to bring his blood sugar back to healthy levels.
Under strict medical direction Michaels will not be able to perform this evening in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania as doctors have ordered him to let the flu virus run its course and let his blood sugar rebalance and remain consistent. While hoping to perform tomorrow in Albany, type 1 diabetes complicates health issues such as the nora flu virus and must be monitored and taken very seriously."
Reportedly, Bret Michaels also suffered from a brain haemorrhage followed by a seemingly unrelated stroke tied to a hole in his heart in 2010. Fortunately, the Celebrity Apprentice star not only recovered, but he also kept a great attitude as he moved forward.
