Neil Young Recuperating Cancels Juno Awards Apperance On Advice Of Doctors
New York - April 1, 2005 - It was announced today that Neil Young will be unable to appear and perform on this year's Juno Awards, set for this Sunday, April 3rd in Winnipeg. Young's cancellation was mandated by the fact that he is recuperating from a interventional procedure performed earlier this week in New York.
The rock legend was in New York on March 14th to induct The Pretenders into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; he performed with the band that night and later experienced symptoms including visual field disturbance. Ultimately, he was attended by Dr. Dexter Sun, a neurologist who gave Young an MRI scan and discovered a serious brain aneurysm in his brain. It was determined that an intervention procedure was indicated and was scheduled for this week.
After this diagnosis, Neil Young traveled to Nashville for recording work and spent the week there in the studio. He came back to New York this week and was admitted to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center on Tuesday, March 29. The intervention procedure was performed by Dr. Pierre Gobin, Dr. Howard Riina, and the minimally invasive neuroradiology team at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell on Tuesday. The procedure corrected the problem and has been characterized as a complete success with a total recovery and resumption of normal activities by the 59 year old rock legend is predicted for the near future.
Because his recuperation is taking longer than originally anticipated, Young's doctors have advise him not to travel and perform which has made it necessary to cancel his Juno appearance. Commenting on the situation, Young stated, "I'm really disappointed that I won't be able to make it to Winnipeg for the Junos as I had hoped. I grew up there and was really looking forward to the show as well as spending some time with my old friends. Thanks to my doctors, I'm feeling a lot better now so I hope I can get a rain check."
Dr. Gobin, Director of the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center commented, :"Mr. Young had a dangerous brain aneurysm and was treated successfully by the minimally invasive neuroradiology team here at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is now resting comfortably and has made a full recovery, but we strongly recommend that he not travel for several days."
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