PUNK icon Hazel O'Connor has been rushed to hospital after she collapsed at her home in southwest France. The 80s star was put into a coma after suffering "a bleeding on the brain", her brother Neil has confirmed.
The Eighth Day singer who was found at her home on January 9, was taken into the hospital and put into an induced coma after doctors discovered she had suffered bleeding on the brain.
Sharing a post on her social media Neil said: "This is an important announcement about my darling sister, Singer, Songwriter and Actor, Hazel O’Connor. "On Sunday last, 9/01/2022, Hazel was discovered at her place in SW France and was found to have suffered a serious medical event. "She was taken to her local hospital where it was determined that she’d had a bleeding on the brain and that she should be transferred to a major hospital where her condition could more effectively monitored. "On Sunday things were touch and go and the next 24 hours would determine how her recovery may go. "She was put into an induced coma for about 24 hrs and brought out of it Monday evening and since then has been showing a lot of progress although, saying that, her recovery is going to take a while but she is tough and is responding to stimuli and to treatment.
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