Brooke Mueller checks into rehab but ‘only for rest?’



Charlie Sheen’s wife Brooke Mueller is now staying at the Two Dreams Outer Banks center, which is described on its Web site as a “comprehensive wellness program providing exemplary care for individuals who dream of recovery from addictive disorders or co-dependent behaviors,” following her release from a hospital’s intensive care unit for pneumonia.

Her attorney, Yale Galanter, has been telling everyone since the news broke of her stay in the ‘REHAB’ center that:

“She’s in North Carolina with her mother for some rest and relaxation, and she is still being treated for her infection and pneumonia.”

Mueller’s mother, Moira Fiore, stands by the “rest and relaxation” story as well saying, “People come here for a variety of reasons. Brooke’s reason is mainly to get away and be pampered, and, at the same time, she can work on her physical and emotional health.”

Her mother goes on to say that Brooke will be staying on for a week or two but:

“She could check herself out at anytime but she’s not doing any of that until the infection is totally cleared and the fluid is out of her lungs,” Galanter explains.

And as to why Galanter would fly her daughter across the country with pneumonia rather than seeking top medical care available in Los Angeles?

Brooke’s stepfather tells RadarOnline:

“This is a lot to deal with and I commend her for finally, you know, she couldn’t go back to the house, what is she going to do? With all the problems and the stress? She’s getting help and her mother is with her.

“I commend her for that. The positiveness of this is that she is recognizing that she needs help and she can’t do it on her own.”

Mueller and Sheen are scheduled to appear in an Aspen, Colo., court Feb. 8 for a hearing on whether to modify the protective order, following the Christmas Day fight in Aspen, resulting in domestic violence charges and a protecting order against the actor.