Musician Jesse Malin, a prominent figure in the New York City rock and punk scenes, suffered a rare spinal stroke last month and has been paralyzed from the waist down since.
Malin was taken by ambulance to Mount Sinai hospital May 4 after he collapsed at a restaurant in the East Village and needed to be carried out, Carla Parisi, a representative for Malin, confirmed Thursday.
He was later diagnosed with an extremely rare spinal cord infarction, or a stroke in his spine, which paralyzed him.
"Jesse asks that everyone picture him dancing," Parisi said in an email.
Malin is under neurological care at Langone Orthopedic Center at NYU Hospital, according to the donation campaign created to help cover his medical expenses.