« Jessie’s Girl » singer and « General Hospital » star Rick Springfield recently discovered he suffered brain damage from an onstage fall that occurred in 2000 at a Las Vegas show.
Rick Springfield, known for his hit « Jessie’s Girl », recently discovered he suffered brain damage from an onstage fall that happened 25 years ago.
The 75-year-old musician underwent a full-body MRI scan that showed the lasting effects of a fall he suffered in 2000.
« I fell 25 feet, hit my head and then wood came down and hit my head, and then my head hit the stage again », Springfield recalled in an interview with People.
« I thought I had just broken my wrist, but on the scan I found out I have some brain damage from the fall, so I’m working on trying to repair that. »
Springfield noted that some people do not want to know about their health.
« My dad died from not wanting to know », the « Don’t Talk to Strangers » singer said. « He thought he had stomach cancer for years and never got it checked out. When he finally collapsed one day at home, they found out it was an ulcer that burst, and he died from the loss of blood. It could have been fixed if he had gotten it checked out.
