Travis Barker has continued to speak out about his recovery, this time on his myspace page. It’s great to see him recovering, and hopefully he’s finding the messages for his recovery distracting. Anyone who has had an extended stay in hospital (he’s been in since September 20) know that it is the dullest place on earth, next to Starbucks.
Travis says he is recovering well, and thanks everyone for their support. He also pays tribute to his friends/employees Chris and Che that died in the crash, saying “I would give up anything to have them here with me today.”
Like the doctors said from the beginning, its been a slow recovery process. I am coming up on the 7th of my surgeries Monday. Today I finally was able to move all my fingers on my right hand. Every step seems huge at this point, and Im doing EVERYTHING I can possibly do to get back to my kids. Yes, I did start eating meat again, but if it helps me to be home holding my little humans sooner, then its all worth it. The staff here are all bomb! Dr. Grossman and his staff are the best. The BOSS Barbara, and nurses Betty, Jay , Emily, Julio, Lolita, and Stephanie (with the best scrubs ever!) are all taking the best care of me.
[From Travis Barker’s myspace]
Travis also includes some pictures of himself in hospital, which shows his bandages and just how serious the crash was. Burns take an amazingly long time to heal, often years, and multiple surgeries.
Travis has this to say about his ex wife. The emphases are his own, not mine.
Despite any rumors you might have heard via my EX-wife Shanna Moakler, who I have not seen since the week I checked in, Ive been treated amazingly well, both here in LA and in Georgia. The hospitals Ive been treated at are THE BEST.
The comments that Travis refers to were made in this press release.
Today Shanna has a new PETA ad out, just a few days after Travis revealed he is eating meat to help his protein levels. Jaybird commented that at first thought she assumed the often squabbling pair were feuding again, but assumed otherwise. Perhaps they are, after all, when I’m sick I think my tolerance for people drops significantly, and that’s even people I like. It’s not unlikely that they could have had a falling out under those circumstances.
Travis ends by saying he had a visit from DJ AM and found it inspiring, highlighting the excellent medical team at their shared hospital. He also adds that he is sad to have missed his son’s birthday party, but is grateful to be around to see many more.
In the pictures the always thin Travis looks gaunt, and has his right hand bandaged past his elbow.
Travis Barker is shown in the header on 4/18/08, credit: PRPhotos. The small photos of him below in the hospital are from his myspace.
This sort of dissapoints me. I was rooting for Travis and Shanna. I understand he’s going through a rough time, but rushing to the opposite coast to be by your EX-husband’s side is pretty supportive. It can be difficult to see someone like that; I know I was a total mess when my [then boyfriend, now soon-to-be husband] was hospitalized for three weeks. I did whatever I could to keep my mind off of it. And I didn’t have kids to look after like Shanna does.
I had hoped they’d get back together. I’m sorry that serious injury/illness isn’t enough to help them put aside whatever is bad between them. 🙁
They aren’t good for each other at all, a real Sid and Nancy love affair there, bound for tragedy. 🙁
Shanna’s deep as a puddle. No surprise that she hasn’t been as big of a support during this difficult time.
I was rooting for them too, but it seems Kaiser may be on to something.
I just hope Travis recovers and is able to live a long and happy life with his kids. Now, what about that neck tattoo? It’s bad when you mate with the wrong person and have to see their face in the one you love, but forever on your own skin, poor guy.
I wish him well and hope he continues his relationship w/his step daughter….she’ll surely need him.
They are divorced, he is the father of a couple of her kids, she went to the hospital and drove across the country with him because he was afraid to fly home, which is understandable. She has 3 little kids and can’t keep entertaining her ex husband, who should be counting his blessings he is able to get the help he’s getting, and is going to live and have a normal life.
He’s really a whining baby who seems to think that a woman he trashed relentlessly, who was kind enough to travel east and be there for him, is now supposed to be some kind of emotional hostage because he got hurt.
Grow up dude, she’s got kids who need her, and one would presume she’s trying to get a career going to take care of them and herself. That boxing/Blink money isn’t going to last forever.
She managed to pimp some sympathy PR out of it. The logical next step is for her to start up with a post-prison Nick Hogan
“deep as a puddle.”
Well said, Kaiser.
She has plenty of time to make money off him. Dancing with the star’s and now Peta add. Is the only thing she has done. Get over it people. Time to go shopping and time to party. To leave her children with nannies. Maybe look into this glass less full than you think. 👿 heartless person. 🙄 What would you expected someone like her! 😕
I was under the impression she was there all the time…at least that’s what the media said—
I did strike me as odd that she didn’t take the kids to see him. Even if just for the weekend. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
if she is an ex, she doesn’t owe him a darn thing. stop dangling her on a string and cut it loose mr barker.