FASHION designer Peter Morrissey believes the brain aneurism that almost killed him seven weeks ago happened for a reason.
After his surgery, Morrissey's twin sister and four brothers all had MRI scans. It was discovered his brother Chris, a doctor married to singer Marcia Hines, had an unruptured aneurism.
Chris then had a procedure to repair it. Morrissey wouldn't reveal more details out of respect for his brother's privacy but said he was now in a stable condition.
''I exist a brain aneurism and now I've saved my brother's life. It was worth it,'' Morrissey said. ''My brother is in hospital now and we were just laughing and comparing how much catheters hurt.''
But it wasn't a laughing matter seven weeks ago. Morrissey said it was touch and go.
''I was on 24-hour see for nine days in hard care. They were troubled I could have had a stroke. I had to learn to walk again. The intensive care nurses said not many people who are in intensive care for nine days survive.''
But he has been given the all clear and has spent the past month resting and having physiotherapy.
''It changed my life in that I have a higher admiration of my family and my partner, Sean, a higher admiration of nurses and a higher admiration of the medical system.''
Morrissey's life has been full of ups and downs.
''I'm a miniseries the bust up with Leona [Edmiston], my parents dying, losing the rights to my name … this health scare is just another climactic turn in the script. I believe everything happens for a reason. It's not bad luck - it's a wonderful lesson,'' he said.
He said he had been overwhelmed with support. ''The public have been amazing. I go into the chemist and people say, 'Oh, you're alive?' … Barry Humphries sent me an email from Texas, saying, 'I believe you've had a fabulous resurrection.' ''
Morrissey has joined forces with Bruno Schiavi to launch a collection in stores across Australia and the US. They will launch in Big W stores nationally on October 22. ''I've been criticised for going mass market and I just say I good if Madonna feels that when she sells 600 million albums,'' he said. ''The top price of a dress in Big W is $59. It's socially correct to make suitably priced clothes so people can fashion their lives.''
He also plans to give back to the medical teams who saved his life.
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