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TMZ caused quite a social media stir by reporting today that Joni Mitchell has slipped into a coma at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The site used coma in its story headline, citing a court document filed by a friend seeking conservatorship that appears to refer only to Mitchel being "unconscious and unable to make any responses."
In any case, the singer-songwriter's website posted its first health update since April 3, denying the TMZ report.
"Contrary to rumors circulating on the Internet today, Joni is not in a coma. Joni is still in the hospital - but she comprehends, she’s alert, and she has her full senses. A full recovery is expected. The document obtained by a certain media outlet simply gives her longtime friend Leslie Morris the authority - in the absence of 24-hour doctor care - to make care decisions for Joni once she leaves the hospital. As we all know, Joni is a strong-willed woman and is nowhere near giving up the fight. Please continue to keep Joni in your thoughts."
