It was a close call for Mikkey Dee.
On Thursday, Jan. 2, the 61-year-old Motorhead student opened up about his battle with sepsis, a serious condition in which the body reacts improperly to an infection, according to the Mayo Clinic.
“Just a quick statement about what’s been going on for me the past three weeks: First I want to thank everyone for these warm Christmas and New Year’s cards that I haven’t been able to respond to. I always try to do that every year,” Dee began in his post on Facebook.
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He continued: “This holiday season I was hospitalized with a very serious blood infection (sepsis). I was hospitalized for three weeks, but now I’m home fighting this bastard bacteria. Luckily, I received fantastic care at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, my hometown.”
Dee then shared his gratitude to “all the doctors and nurses who gave me top notch care.”
“After several surgeries, I’m back home and the numbers are going in the right direction,” he wrote. “I still have a lot of recovery and rehabilitation ahead of me.”
Added Dee: “I’m now working 100% to get back on the drums for the residency that starts in Las Vegas on February 27th. We have an amazing 2025 to look forward to, celebrating 60 years of Scorpions and lots of exciting shows around the world.”
He concluded the post by sharing that he “wishes everyone a fantastic 2025 with good health and lots of rock n’ roll!”
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Mikkey Dee in October 2022.
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Last month, Dee spoke about his battle with sepsis in an interview with a Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and discovered that he contracted the disease after spraining his foot.
“The ankle swelled up like hell, and then it took on a weird shape and appearance and looked like an overcooked ham,” he told Loudwire, translated from Swedish. “I got very sick, so I had to go by ambulance to Sahlgrenska, and there they found that I had dizzying values, so I became a priority there.”
Dee continued: “There was an operation right away, the first of three. They cut out what was dead and infected and very infected. It wasn’t a good trip I’d been on… Another day and I’d be playing drums with Lemmy [Kilmister of Motorhead] in the sky. I can say that.”
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