For three days, Bret drifted in and out of consciousness before his condition began to improve. But, even on these dark days, Bret stayed true to himself.

In true rock star fashion, he wore his signature bandanna while confined to a hospital bed, hooked up to countless wires and tubes.

"It's like Superman without the cape. I said: 'If I'm going out, I want to go out rockin'. All right?'" Bret says. "If I've got to go, I said, 'Leave the boots on, some form of the bandanna and a cape ... not in that hospital gown, no matter what happens.'"