Keith Richards Update: May 3, 2006
Apr 29, 2006 20:02:34 GMT -5
Post by arden on Apr 29, 2006 20:02:34 GMT -5
Well, it's not funny anymore since he was really hurt. At least some good seems to be coming of it.
www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006200392,00.html
Keith Richards brain op
By GORDON SMART
Deputy Showbiz Editor
ROLLING Stone Keith Richards is due to have his skull drilled after suffering a brain haemorrhage falling from a palm tree, The Sun can reveal.
The rock wildman, 62, has been told by doctors he needs to have blood drained from his brain after bashing his head in the tumble in Fiji last week.
Keith was originally diagnosed with mild concussion.
But he continued to complain of dull headaches and tests revealed a small haemorrhage.
A close pal said last night: “Keith’s accident has turned out worse than everybody feared.
“After the tests doctors decided they should drain his skull. It has given him a scare but he has been told that he should make a full recovery once it’s done.”
Keith had the accident as he and bandmate Ronnie Wood tried to climb the tree to get coconuts at a luxury resort.
Keith lost his grip and plunged back down to the ground.
The guitar hero was flown 1,500 miles to Ascot Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, with his wife Patti Hansen for tests.
He was discharged yesterday and faces having the op at another hospital.
Now pals reckon the incident will help him finally change his hellraising ways. He has already vowed to quit booze and cigarettes.
“Keef” had gone to Fiji's exclusive Wakaya Club resort after playing with the Stones at Wellington, New Zealand, two weeks ago as part of their Bigger Band world tour.
If all goes well, he is expected to be fully fit in time for the European leg of the tour which kicks off in Barcelona on May 27.
OK...I have two questions:
1. WHAT was Keith Richards doing in a palm tree.
2. How did they determine that he had a concussion when confusion, blurred vision and loss of short term memory are pretty normal states for Keith. ;D
www.breitbart.com/news/2006/04/29/D8H9MR480.html
WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards suffered a mild concussion while vacationing in Fiji and was flown to a New Zealand hospital for treatment, a band spokeswoman said Saturday.
Media reports said Richards fell out of a palm tree and remained hospitalized in Auckland.
Richards, 62, suffered a mild concussion while on holiday in Fiji earlier this week and was flown to New Zealand, band spokeswoman Fran Curtis said in a statement.
"Following treatment locally and as a precautionary measure, he flew to a hospital accompanied by his wife, Patti, for observation," Curtis said.
The statement did not elaborate on Richards' condition.
But media reports in Australian and New Zealand said Richards hurt his head after falling out of a palm tree at an exclusive Fiji resort and remained hospitalized in Auckland.
Newspapers in the Fairfax media group reported in their Sunday editions that Richards was flown to Auckland's Ascot Hospital on Thursday after the accident. Steve Kirby, duty manager at the Ascot Hospital, would not comment on whether Richards was a patient there, citing the hospital's privacy policy.
The Fijilive.com news Web site reported that the accident was believed to have happened at Fiji's exclusive Wakaya Club resort.
www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006200392,00.html
Keith Richards brain op
By GORDON SMART
Deputy Showbiz Editor
ROLLING Stone Keith Richards is due to have his skull drilled after suffering a brain haemorrhage falling from a palm tree, The Sun can reveal.
The rock wildman, 62, has been told by doctors he needs to have blood drained from his brain after bashing his head in the tumble in Fiji last week.
Keith was originally diagnosed with mild concussion.
But he continued to complain of dull headaches and tests revealed a small haemorrhage.
A close pal said last night: “Keith’s accident has turned out worse than everybody feared.
“After the tests doctors decided they should drain his skull. It has given him a scare but he has been told that he should make a full recovery once it’s done.”
Keith had the accident as he and bandmate Ronnie Wood tried to climb the tree to get coconuts at a luxury resort.
Keith lost his grip and plunged back down to the ground.
The guitar hero was flown 1,500 miles to Ascot Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, with his wife Patti Hansen for tests.
He was discharged yesterday and faces having the op at another hospital.
Now pals reckon the incident will help him finally change his hellraising ways. He has already vowed to quit booze and cigarettes.
“Keef” had gone to Fiji's exclusive Wakaya Club resort after playing with the Stones at Wellington, New Zealand, two weeks ago as part of their Bigger Band world tour.
If all goes well, he is expected to be fully fit in time for the European leg of the tour which kicks off in Barcelona on May 27.
OK...I have two questions:
1. WHAT was Keith Richards doing in a palm tree.
2. How did they determine that he had a concussion when confusion, blurred vision and loss of short term memory are pretty normal states for Keith. ;D
www.breitbart.com/news/2006/04/29/D8H9MR480.html
WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards suffered a mild concussion while vacationing in Fiji and was flown to a New Zealand hospital for treatment, a band spokeswoman said Saturday.
Media reports said Richards fell out of a palm tree and remained hospitalized in Auckland.
Richards, 62, suffered a mild concussion while on holiday in Fiji earlier this week and was flown to New Zealand, band spokeswoman Fran Curtis said in a statement.
"Following treatment locally and as a precautionary measure, he flew to a hospital accompanied by his wife, Patti, for observation," Curtis said.
The statement did not elaborate on Richards' condition.
But media reports in Australian and New Zealand said Richards hurt his head after falling out of a palm tree at an exclusive Fiji resort and remained hospitalized in Auckland.
Newspapers in the Fairfax media group reported in their Sunday editions that Richards was flown to Auckland's Ascot Hospital on Thursday after the accident. Steve Kirby, duty manager at the Ascot Hospital, would not comment on whether Richards was a patient there, citing the hospital's privacy policy.
The Fijilive.com news Web site reported that the accident was believed to have happened at Fiji's exclusive Wakaya Club resort.
