Daniel Gildenlöw (PAIN OF SALVATION): frayeurs en série.

Victime d'une infection streptococcique, Daniel Gildenlöw a été hospitalisé d'urgence le 12 janvier dernier. Désormais sorti d'affaire, son état restera sous surveillance encore plusieurs semaines. Sa participation à la tournée TRANSATLANTIC est compromise. Le batteur Léo Margarit raconte qu'ils ont aussi été victimes d'une sortie de route en l'amenant à l'hôpital. Retrouvez plus d'informations dans le détail de la news.

Souhaitons prompt rétablissement au Suédois et suivez l'évolution de son état de santé sur » facebook (forlorn)

Jeudi 16 Janvier

As some of you may already know, Daniel has been forced to postpone is presence on the Transatlantic US tour… He has contracted a streptococcal infection (some nasty flesh eating bacteria) and has been urgently hospitalized last Sunday night. We’ve all been very worried about him and thought about the worst possible outcome, but after a surgery and tons of « atomic bomb » antibiotics, the bacteria is regressing and Daniel should be able to leave the hospital in a few weeks time. Now the recovery process is long and we wouldn’t want him to be too hasty and take any risks for his health. We (D2, Gustaf, Ragnar and Leo) visited him after his surgery and he looked tired and high on morphine, but he still had his usual sense of humor and was optimistic about the whole situation

Now we can only wish him a fast and safe recovery and hope that he is in condition to attend Prognation at Sea festival and also finish the rest of the tour with Transatlantic. We’re confident about that but don’t want to jinx it!

Let’s finish with a little anecdote, I (Leo) was the one driving Daniel to the hospital and we had a small car accident, I lost control of the vehicle on a very icy road and after a few drifts and spins we ended up on the other side of the ditch. However we were lucky and ended up with no injuries and except for a lost tire the car got only a few scratches. During the spins Daniel said out loud « Ok… That too… »

/Leo

Mercredi 22 Janvier

Update from the hospital. First of all – thanks for all your love and support! Although I don't reply much it makes a lot of difference and gives me a well-needed energy boost. So, I'll have some more surgery tonight, it seems. In the original surgery they removed 20x20cm of infected tissue (down to the bone in a few places, apparently), leaving an open wound of ca 12x7cm or so on my lower back. Tonight they're going in again to scrape off some additional dead tissue and surgically clean the wound. I know the situation sucks and a lot of you out there are worried, but I'm feeling comparatively good and it's all under control now, and I'm thankful it wasn't worse. These little Strep A buggers are quite nasty once they get under your skin.
Love, Daniel