After suffering an aneurysm this past spring, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's health appeared to be declining. However, as Judy Collins has stated, Mitchell is "making good progress."
In March of last year, emergency responders were called to the house of Mitchell, 71, who was found unconscious at her home.
In June, David Crosby was first to publish that she had suffered an aneurysm. He wrote that the way she was going to recover was like any other person recovering from a "traumatic brain injury." He also made it apparent that he was unable to give an estimate as to when the singer would make a full recovery and come back.
Mitchell's conservator, Leslie Morris, confirmed the news of Mitchell's aneurysm but refuted that the musician was able to speak.
But now, it seems that the artist will be on her way to better health. Judy Collins reported the good news on her Facebook.
"I have just heard from a close mutual friend that Joni is walking, talking, painting some, doing much rehab every day, and making good progress--I have another friend who went through something similar-it does take a long time, three years for my friend, who has really totally recovered professionally and personally. I will try my best to see our songbird when I am in LA in the coming weeks."
A solo performer, Mitchell has become a legendary figure in music with her songs "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock," which was covered by Crosby, Stills and Nash. She also had a fashion moment with Saint Laurent recently and has managed to stay a pop icon through her career.
Our best wishes to Mitchell as she comes back from a most traumatic event.
