An out-of-breath, emotional and physically fragile George Michael
gave a brief press conference outside his London home today to speak
about the pneumonia that almost killed him and explain to fans and the
press why he tried to keep it quiet.
Said Michael: "It was by far the worst month of my life, but I am
incredibly, incredibly fortunate to be here – and to have picked up the
bug where I did...I got streptococca-something … It's a form of
pneumonia and they spent three weeks keeping me alive basically."
Michael thanked all the fans who sent him support and the medical staff that kept him alive.
