It looks like your candlelight vigils and ceaseless prayers paid off — Bret Michaels has been released from the hospital following a massive brain hemorrhage late last month. Please hold your disappointed groans applause until the end. TMZ says

During a news conference [late yesterday afternoon], Bret’s [doctor] said the singer was no longer in critical condition and has recently been released from the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix.

Bret has been moved to a new undisclosed location to continue his recovery.

Dr. Zabramski said a medical team is still monitoring Bret’s condition very closely — and noted the singer is “very lucky” to be recovering so well.

I’ve heard it said that only cockroaches could withstand a nuclear holocaust, but I’d like to see one of them survive crawling inside the cooters of all 23 girls on Rock of Love Bus. Science says it can’t be done, yet here Bret stands. Cockroaches, consider yourself owned.