"On Saturday, March 7th Jello Biafra suffered a hemorrhagic stroke caused by high blood pressure. I hopped out of my bed because I needed to pee, and my left leg just collapsed under me and I fell to the floor. I couldn't even break the fall with my left arm because it wasn't working either."
"Jello Biafra is currently hospitalized but stable. Speaking for the Alternative Tentacles family, we are all just very thankful he is okay and getting the care that he needs. We will update you all as we are able."
"I realized I had fallen and I can't get up! It was this point I thought, 'Oh shit, I'm having a stroke! I still have a lot of great stuff in me, but right now I gotta lotta of rehabbing to do.'"
Jello Biafra, the 67-year-old former frontman of punk band Dead Kennedys, experienced a hemorrhagic stroke on March 7th caused by high blood pressure. The stroke occurred when he got out of bed and his left leg collapsed beneath him, followed by loss of function in his left arm. He was unable to break his fall or get up, at which point he recognized the symptoms of a stroke. Biafra is currently hospitalized in stable condition and receiving necessary care. His record label, Alternative Tentacles, confirmed his hospitalization and expressed gratitude for his stable status. Biafra has not been part of Dead Kennedys since their 1986 breakup.
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