The Mars Volta bass player Juan Alderete is in a coma following a bike accident.
The sought-after bass player was a key component in The Mars Volta's musical growth, and later working as a touring musician with Marilyn Manson.
Wife Anne Alderete has confirmed that the bass player is now in a coma, following a devastating bike accident on January 13th.
Juan Alderete sustained a diffuse axonal injury in the solo bike accident, and is currently receiving specialist treatment.
Anne Alderete writes: "The only prognosis is to wait and see, as the brain is a complicated organ and the outcomes for DAI patients has a range as wide as the sea…"
"While frustrating, it also allows for a world of positive outcomes so we can only hope for the best."
Read her full post below.
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