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Many fans know Molly Meldrum from his famous interviews of Michael Jackson. (which I will post below this article) Molly was one of the few people who interviewed Michael that fans respected becuase he was always respectful and very gracious in his interviews. My prayer go out for him and his family. I pray for his complete recovery. He fell while hanging Christmas decoration at his home. 
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/en...or-molly-meldrum/story-e6frewyr-1226224429508
MELBOURNE doctors will keep music guru Molly Meldrum in a coma into next week as they try to ease the swelling on his brain. The next 48 hours are make or break for Meldrum. Outside Melbourne's Alfred Hospital, where the music guru is fighting a life-or-death battle, his brother Brian revealed the shocked family had been told Molly would get worse before he gets better.
The much-loved former Countdown host will remain sedated until next week. His neurosurgeon, Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld, said it was too early to say when Meldrum would wake up or whether he would make a complete recovery.
Molly Meldrum's family devastated
Brian Meldrum said his 65-year-old brother still had swelling of the brain after falling at his Richmond home about 6.30pm on Thursday.Molly was hanging decorations above a bar next to his pool to prepare for his annual Christmas party on Sunday.
His gardener found him unconscious and called emergency services, which arrived within 10 minutes.
His family last night declared he would fight "with every breath of his body".
Brian Meldrum said doctors needed to stabilise his brother's head injuries before they could tend
to his broken shoulder, fractured clavicle, fractured ribs, pierced lung and fractured vertebrae.
"They have him sedated. He will remain that way until early next week," he said.
"At the moment we're taking little steps forward but there's nothing to say things couldn't go backwards in that respect. He is not out of danger as far as his life goes."
Brian Meldrum, a former racing writer, said the family was optimistic but Molly was not out of the woods.
A spokesperson for The Alfred said while medical staff were cautiously optimistic, Meldrum was in a critical but stable condition and the next 48 hours remained crucial.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard joined showbiz and sporting stars and ordinary Australians who took to Twitter to send messages of support.
"Australia's thoughts are with you, Molly. Keep fighting," Ms Gillard tweeted yesterday morning. The Minogue sisters Kylie and Dannii tweeted that he was in their thoughts.
"Sending LOTS of love to Molly Meldrum get well soon x J," Kylie wrote.
Boy George, Jimmy Barnes, Russell Crowe, Ricky Martin, and Ruby Rose added their own messages of support.
Shane Warne said Australians had grown up with Countdown, hosted by Meldrum from 1974 to 1987.
"It's terrible. He has been a good friend for the best part of 20 years," Warne said. Music promoter and friend Michael Chugg said messages of support for Meldrum had poured in from around the world - including from British promoter Harvey Goldsmith and Billy Joel.
Brian Meldrum said his brother would be overwhelmed by the tributes.
"It's devastating. These things do happen, but there's no point in falling in a heap and I certainly won't," he said.
"He's rarely overwhelmed by anything. He'd be totally overwhelmed by the support ... and that gives us tremendous heart."
Molly Meldrum had spent the early part of Thursday doing an on-air interview with Steve Vizard on MTR.
"He was in great form. He was fit and happy and was looking forward to Christmas," Vizard said.
"He was talking about spending time in Bangkok and Phuket with his partner (Yan Wongngam)"
Then he met up with singer Russell Morris, for whom Molly produced the 1969 hit The Real Thing.
Professor Rosenfeld said Molly was in a "deep coma" when he arrived at The Alfred, and a pressure monitor had been put in his brain.
Experts warned that brain injury patients often faced a long road of rehabilitation - and said life for many would never be the same. Figures from the Bureau of Statistic show that falls accounted for 1370 deaths registered in 2009 - and these had increased by 37.5 per cent over the past five years (from 996 in 2005).
Fans from overseas and across Australia led by International superstar and close friend Kylie Minogue also sent their messages of support on Twitter.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/en...or-molly-meldrum/story-e6frewyr-1226224429508
MELBOURNE doctors will keep music guru Molly Meldrum in a coma into next week as they try to ease the swelling on his brain. The next 48 hours are make or break for Meldrum. Outside Melbourne's Alfred Hospital, where the music guru is fighting a life-or-death battle, his brother Brian revealed the shocked family had been told Molly would get worse before he gets better.
The much-loved former Countdown host will remain sedated until next week. His neurosurgeon, Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld, said it was too early to say when Meldrum would wake up or whether he would make a complete recovery.
Molly Meldrum's family devastated
Brian Meldrum said his 65-year-old brother still had swelling of the brain after falling at his Richmond home about 6.30pm on Thursday.Molly was hanging decorations above a bar next to his pool to prepare for his annual Christmas party on Sunday.
His gardener found him unconscious and called emergency services, which arrived within 10 minutes.
His family last night declared he would fight "with every breath of his body".
Brian Meldrum said doctors needed to stabilise his brother's head injuries before they could tend
to his broken shoulder, fractured clavicle, fractured ribs, pierced lung and fractured vertebrae.
"They have him sedated. He will remain that way until early next week," he said.
"At the moment we're taking little steps forward but there's nothing to say things couldn't go backwards in that respect. He is not out of danger as far as his life goes."
Brian Meldrum, a former racing writer, said the family was optimistic but Molly was not out of the woods.
A spokesperson for The Alfred said while medical staff were cautiously optimistic, Meldrum was in a critical but stable condition and the next 48 hours remained crucial.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard joined showbiz and sporting stars and ordinary Australians who took to Twitter to send messages of support.
"Australia's thoughts are with you, Molly. Keep fighting," Ms Gillard tweeted yesterday morning. The Minogue sisters Kylie and Dannii tweeted that he was in their thoughts.
"Sending LOTS of love to Molly Meldrum get well soon x J," Kylie wrote.
Boy George, Jimmy Barnes, Russell Crowe, Ricky Martin, and Ruby Rose added their own messages of support.
Shane Warne said Australians had grown up with Countdown, hosted by Meldrum from 1974 to 1987.
"It's terrible. He has been a good friend for the best part of 20 years," Warne said. Music promoter and friend Michael Chugg said messages of support for Meldrum had poured in from around the world - including from British promoter Harvey Goldsmith and Billy Joel.
Brian Meldrum said his brother would be overwhelmed by the tributes.
"It's devastating. These things do happen, but there's no point in falling in a heap and I certainly won't," he said.
"He's rarely overwhelmed by anything. He'd be totally overwhelmed by the support ... and that gives us tremendous heart."
Molly Meldrum had spent the early part of Thursday doing an on-air interview with Steve Vizard on MTR.
"He was in great form. He was fit and happy and was looking forward to Christmas," Vizard said.
"He was talking about spending time in Bangkok and Phuket with his partner (Yan Wongngam)"
Then he met up with singer Russell Morris, for whom Molly produced the 1969 hit The Real Thing.
Professor Rosenfeld said Molly was in a "deep coma" when he arrived at The Alfred, and a pressure monitor had been put in his brain.
Experts warned that brain injury patients often faced a long road of rehabilitation - and said life for many would never be the same. Figures from the Bureau of Statistic show that falls accounted for 1370 deaths registered in 2009 - and these had increased by 37.5 per cent over the past five years (from 996 in 2005).
Fans from overseas and across Australia led by International superstar and close friend Kylie Minogue also sent their messages of support on Twitter.
