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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/4918943.htm
Posted on Fri, Jan. 10, 2003
Bee Gee Maurice Gibb recovering after surgery
By Howard Cohen
[email protected]
Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees was recovering from emergency abdominal surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach on Friday after an operation a day earlier.
In a statement, Mount Sinai referred to his condition as critical but stable, saying Gibb was admitted Wednesday after complaining of stomach pains.
The hospital released a two-sentence statement, refusing to offer any details at the family's request, they said. Calls to Gibb's associates were referred to the hospital.
But the news of Gibb's illness still sparked a flurry of rumors Friday. The British press reported that the 53-year-old musician-songwriter had collapsed at home, suffering a heart attack. Overseas papers also erroneously reported that Michael Jackson, in Miami working with Barry Gibb on an unspecified project, had visited Maurice in the hospital.
All untrue, said Gibb's Los Angeles-based manager Carol Peters.
Peters wouldn't comment on Gibb's specific medical ailment or offer a prognosis.
''He had a congenital intestinal thing,'' she said. ``He's probably been walking around with it all of his life, but it got strangulated and they had to take it out. ..
''He had a stable night overnight and opened his eyes,'' Peters continued. ``Hopefully, he's on the mend. But he didn't have a stroke. He didn't have a heart attack. Michael Jackson did not come and visit but he did call. Right now it's just family and friends for the next 24 hours, as is the case with anyone who has had emergency surgery.''
An employee at North Miami Beach's Commander Mo's, a paintball shop owned by Maurice Gibb, who is a devotee of the sport, said he had seen Gibb over the weekend ``and he was fine.''
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/4918943.htm
Posted on Fri, Jan. 10, 2003
Bee Gee Maurice Gibb recovering after surgery
By Howard Cohen
[email protected]
Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees was recovering from emergency abdominal surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach on Friday after an operation a day earlier.
In a statement, Mount Sinai referred to his condition as critical but stable, saying Gibb was admitted Wednesday after complaining of stomach pains.
The hospital released a two-sentence statement, refusing to offer any details at the family's request, they said. Calls to Gibb's associates were referred to the hospital.
But the news of Gibb's illness still sparked a flurry of rumors Friday. The British press reported that the 53-year-old musician-songwriter had collapsed at home, suffering a heart attack. Overseas papers also erroneously reported that Michael Jackson, in Miami working with Barry Gibb on an unspecified project, had visited Maurice in the hospital.
All untrue, said Gibb's Los Angeles-based manager Carol Peters.
Peters wouldn't comment on Gibb's specific medical ailment or offer a prognosis.
''He had a congenital intestinal thing,'' she said. ``He's probably been walking around with it all of his life, but it got strangulated and they had to take it out. ..
''He had a stable night overnight and opened his eyes,'' Peters continued. ``Hopefully, he's on the mend. But he didn't have a stroke. He didn't have a heart attack. Michael Jackson did not come and visit but he did call. Right now it's just family and friends for the next 24 hours, as is the case with anyone who has had emergency surgery.''
An employee at North Miami Beach's Commander Mo's, a paintball shop owned by Maurice Gibb, who is a devotee of the sport, said he had seen Gibb over the weekend ``and he was fine.''
