Michaels is famous as the lead singer from the rock band Poison as well as a reality television star. He's appeared on his own VH1 show in search of romance called "Rock of Love" which has done several seasons. In addition, Bret Michaels was recruited as one of the latest contestants on Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice" for 2010. Michaels currently appears on the show along with Sharon Osbourne, Cyndi Lauper, Holly Robinson Peete and Curtis Stone, among other celebs. Many people have heard that Michaels was recently rushed to the hospital but are wondering what's going on. So what happened to Bret Michaels exactly?

All that's known at this point is that Bret Michaels suffered from a brain hemorrhage. He initially reported on Thursday that he was suffering a massive headache. It caused plenty of concern as he was experiencing a variety of scary symptoms, so he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital for tests and treatment. At this point, it's been reported that Michaels' doctors are searching for the source of the bleeding so they know where the hemorrhage started and how best to treat it. Various sources close to Michaels have stated he was awake and in good spirits within 48 hours of his admission to the hospital.

Bret Michaels, lead singer of the band Poison and star of "Celebrity Apprentice," is awake and in good spirits, TMZ.com reported.

Ambre Lake, the winner of Michaels' reality show "Rock of Love" in its second season, told the site that she's spoken with people close to the singer. Michaels, 47, is said to be conscious and talking with people in his hospital room. He will be closely monitored during the next 24 to 48 hours, which will be a critical period, according to the site.

Michaels was rushed to the hospital Thursday night with a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage, and listed in critical condition.

The 80s rock star and reality television staple had earlier complained of an excruciating headache.

"After several CAT scans, MRIs and an angiogram, [doctors] decided to keep Michaels in the ICU and are running several tests to determine the cause. [It] will be touch and go for the next few days while he is under intense observation," a source told People.com on Friday.

Michaels had an emergency appendectomy in San Antonio, Texas, on April 12, 2010, and broke his nose in June, 2009 during a Tony Awards telecast when part of the set lowered onto his head. Michaels also has diabetes.

There is no word whether his hemorrhage is related to any of these conditions.

A subarachnoid hemorrhage is bleeding at the base of the brain stem.

Bret Michaels still appears as a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice due to the fact the show was taped prior to his health situation coming up. Several weeks ago, Michaels had another scare when he was rushed to the hospital for appendicitis. He had emergency surgery for it and was in generally good health afterwords. However, it was reported Michaels would have to cancel several upcoming concert appearances he had planned. As of this point, it's unknown whether or not doctors will be operating on Michaels for his brain hemorrhage, but updates have been coming to the official Bret Michaels website from his representative.

Wishing Bret Michaels a healthy recovery and especially that doctors can do their very best to help him in his condition.

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