David Cook Rushed to the Hospital

David Cook was not feeling well after his performance in the video above. Medics from American Idol checked David out, and found his blood pressure was dangerously high, and he was having heart palpitations. David would not leave for the hospital until after the show was over. David was driven to the hospital, and chose not to go by ambulance. A doctor treated David with medication to lower his blood pressure.

According to an executive from American Idol, David’s brother has cancer, and he was doing worse over the past week, so David has been very stressed out. Stress doesn’t usually cause this kind of blood pressure spike alone, so David should really see a doctor for follow up before he ends up having a stroke.

David’s performance above was amazing despite his feeling ill.