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Drummer Who Impaled Head On Fence Is "Doing Very Well"
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Jen Chung
Published May 31, 2010
Modified Jun 14, 2010
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The 26-year-old who fell from a Chelsea balcony, impaled his head on a steel fence and survived is reportedly doing much better. Nicholas Blossom's roommate Corey Mulee told the Post that doctors have been surprised at Blossom's recovery so far, "He's doing very well. The family is really happy."
Blossom, a musician (he plays the drums for Alaska Alaska) who lives in Williamsburg, was reportedly drunk when he tumbled off the West 26th Street apartment building's balcony's ledge early Saturday morning. A neighbor said, "I was just getting ready for bed when I heard a boom. I heard moaning, then obscenities.... and then some screams for help. That's when I called the cops."
Doctors at Bellevue were able to remove the fence from his head, and his mother told the Daily News, "Yesterday, they did not want him to go to sleep, so he was in a lot of pain, but they upped his medication today because they decided he'd improved enough that he can sleep today. He'll be in the ICU for a week." She added, "It's hard, but we have been really impressed with the care he's been getting in New York City. People have really been there for him."
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