Joni Mitchell Health Update: Judy Collins Shares ‘Some Good News’; Iconic Singer-Songwriter ‘Walking, Talking Painting’ After Brain Aneurysm

Joni Mitchell Health Update: According to a post on Joni Mitchell's official facebook page, the singer is "making good progress" in her recovery. Judy Collins shared "some good news" about Mitchell's health in a statement released on her Facebook page.Mitchell is "walking, talking and painting," according to the post and "happy to be home."

On March 30 folk singer/songwriter Mitchell was found unconscious in her home and was subsequently hospitalized. The singer suffered a brain aneurysm according to her conservator, Leslie Morris, who previously revealed that the musician is "undergoing daily therapies" at home after being released from hospital in the summer.

"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" the Facebook post reads."

"I have another friend who went through something similar-it does take a long time, three years for my friend, who has realy totaly recovered professionally and personally. I will try my best to see our songbird when I am in LA in the coming weeks-

"So--some good news!!

"Here are Joni, Graham, David an me in the studio (Wally Heider's) in Los Angeles with CS&N in 1969--Love love love her, since the first time I heard her sing 'Both Sides Now' to me, on the phone, in the middle of the night, when Al Kooper called me at three in the morning and put her on the phone- Al had followed her home from a 'Blood Sweat and Tears' show in the city- because she said she wrote songs and she was goood looking (!) and how could he lose? Why I woke up at 3 in the morning, from a sound sleep (?) when I am quite sure I must have been drunk, is a miracle that only fate can account for. I love Joni and her songs, and have been passionate about them since that night. A new Judy sings Joni CD? I think so-that is certainly in the future --mine and yours, I hope- but what is going on with her? I pray all is good news and will sing 'That Song About the Midway' tomorrow night in Machester, UK," Collins wrote along with four photographs.

"When I arrived she was seated at her kitchen table feeding herself lunch," wrote itchell's attorney Rebecca J. Thyne on June 26.

"She also told me that she receives excellent care from caregivers round-the-clock. It was clear that she was happy to be home and that she has made remarkable progress. She has physical therapy each day and is expected to make a full recovery," Thyne told People Magazine at the time.

Joni Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943 in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. The versatile performer has spanned the genres of folk rock, jazz and pop. Besides guitar, Joni plays piano, dulcimer, ukulele, auto-harp, bass and the synth. She gained renown as a songwriter when her songs like "Urge for Going", "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides, Now" and "The Circle Game") were widely covered. Mitchell hasn't released an album of new material since "Shine" in 2007. She hasn't toured since the late 1990s.

As a solo performer Mitchell's legend grew with songs like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock," covered by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Mitchell wasn't even at Woodstock but she gave voice to the generation. After her 1971 album Blue, Mitchell switched to jazz, workin with legendary musicians like Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, and Charles Mingus.

Mitchell's chords, using non-standard tunings, are expansive. Mitchell has even touched the borders of EDM.  Joni Mitchell is one of the most important and influential recording artists of the late 20th century.

Fans can show their support at the We Love You Joni, website.

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