Casey Abrams has finally broken his silence regarding his health problems. The American Idol contestant (Top 12 and counting) nearly missed his shot at reality stardom when he was hospitalized following a rehearsal early in the contest, and he was absent from the Top 13 results show because of a second hospitalization.

“I’m feeling really good,” he was all smiles on Monday. Abrams revealed that he suffers from ulcerative colitis, which requires him to get blood transfusions to stay healthy.

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