Jerry Lewis faces surgery with pets at his side

According to Hollywood.com, Jerry Lewis is to undergo angioplasty in an effort to re-open arteries that were bypassed decades ago. The comedian and philanthropist suffered a heart attack last weekend and is recovering in a San Diego, California hospital.

But he's not alone--he is being comforted by his pet Chihuahuas. Jerry's manager says that Jerry's pooches, Rocky and Paulie, are with him in the hospital. He's also been boosted by the well wishes from friends including Larry King and Deana Martin, the daughter of Lewis' late partner Dean Martin.

Plans to turn his hit movie The Nutty Professor into a new stage musical are still going ahead, and the comic insists he'll be well enough to host his yearly Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon at the end of the summer.

We'd be tempted to make a sarcastic comment about how the rich and famous get to bring their pets with them to the hospital unlike we commoners, but we wish Jerry nothing but the best and are glad his dogs can help bring him comfort and a speedy recovery!

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