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A few weeks after his hospitalization for alcohol-related health problems, Deryck Whibley has taken to his official blog to give fans an update.

The Sum 41 singer posted the photo above and wrote, "hey everyone, i just wanted to thank you all so much for sending gifts and all of the compassion and support you have shown me. it really means a lot to me in this time of recovery. i will be better soon and back out on stage before you know it."

While Whibley appears alarmingly thin in the snapshot, it looks like he's in better shape now than he was earlier this month when he posted a handful of pictures from the hospital. The musician wrote a lengthy post detailing how his years of excessive drinking have taken a toll on his internal organs.

"I’ve been very sick in the hospital for a month and was pretty sick for a few weeks leading up to my trip to the hospital," he wrote. "The reason i got so sick is from all the hard boozing i’ve been doing over the years. it finally caught up to me. i was drinking hard every day. until one night. i was sitting at home, poured myself another drink around mid night and was about to watch a movie when all of a sudden i didn’t feel so good. i then collapsed to the ground unconscious. my fiance got me rushed to the hospital where they put me into the intensive care unit. i was stuck with needles and i.v.’s all over. i was completely sedated the FIRST WEEK. when i finally woke up the next day i had no idea where i was. my mum and step dad were standing over me. i was so freaked out. my liver and kidney’s collapsed on me. needless to say it scared me straight. i finally realized i can’t drink anymore. if i have one drink the doc’s say i will die."

While this sounds scary, we're glad to see the singer working to get himself back on track!