The Mars Volta/Marilyn Manson, etc. bassist Juan Alderete has suffered what is being described as a traumatic brain injury following a solo bicycling accident. That accident took place on January 13th, 2020 with Alderete said to have been wearing both a helmet and protective clothing at the time. His wife Anne has taken to social media to discuss his condition and seek any suggestions from neurologists and medical professionals in relation to how to proceed with his condition.

She stated:

“Hi everyone – this is Anne, Juan‘s wife. While I generally hesitate to share personal details on social media, it felt right to include all of you who’ve supported Juan over the years as friends, fans, fellow music (and food, cat, bike, Japan) lovers and musicians.

Juan was in a solo (no cars, other people) and very serious bicycle accident on 1/13/20 not far from our home. He – as always – was wearing a helmet and protective clothing but sustained serious head trauma in the form of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); his form of TBI is Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) and as of today, he remains in a coma.

The only prognosis is to wait and see, as the brain is a complicated organ and the outcomes for DAI patients has a range as wide as the sea. While frustrating, it also allows for a world of positive outcomes so we can only hope for the best.

We know you have questions, concerns, thoughts to share, so please feel free to leave them in the comments (not DM please, sorry) here. We’re also very eager to hear from neurologists, medical professionals with experience in DAI and TBI, first-person accounts of similar trauma and outcomes – essentially any useful, factual and accurate resources that relate to Juan‘s injury. If you have any of these, please DM me (Anne) @tunatoast. [via Instagram.]

We will post updates here from time to time. Thank you all and please keep Juan in your thoughts. – xo, Anne”