A country music singer has informed fans that his health has “taken an unpredictable turn” after battling his health for months following a diagnosis
A country music star has admitted his health has “taken a turn”.
The musician has issued a health update following his cancer diagnosis after Raul Malo broke the news in a recent social media post before his upcoming treatment.
Raul, who is now 60 and serves as frontman for The Mavericks, revealed he had been diagnosed with colon cancer last year. He has previously undergone treatment, including chemotherapy and surgery, following the news.
In an Instagram post the Grammy Award winner revealed he has developed LMD (leptomeningeal disease) This is understood to occur when cancer spreads to the tissue layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
Alongside footage of himself with his guitar Raul wrote: “Dear Friends, I want to update you all on my health, as things have taken a turn. As it goes with cancer, it’s a very unpredictable and indiscriminatory disease,” reports the Mirror.
“I’ve developed something called LMD, which stands for ‘get this s**t out of my head’. Treatment for this is radiation, which I will start tomorrow. We will probably jump into some chemo, and are even looking at alternative therapies.”
He added: “But it’s time to take your words to heart of resting and recovering, so that’s what I’m going to do. Unfortunately, this does mean all shows going forward are canceled, but we’ll continue doing cool projects, releasing live recordings, merchandise, Trovador and so forth.”
Raul continued: “I want to thank Dwight Yoakam, his band, and crew for their kindness and understanding this year, and sorry we couldn’t finish the tour the way we planned. Hang on to your tickets for the Ryman in December, as we are planning something special there, and hope to announce that very soon.”
The musician went on to reassure fans that he isn’t facing this “alone” and paid tribute to his family: “But I want to let everybody know, I am in no way alone, or scared. I have an amazing wife and boys, wonderful family, team, road crew, band, friends and fans. I don’t even have enough words to describe the love and support that I’m getting right now.”
Raul said that he “doesn’t know what his condition will look like a couple months from now” but urged fans he is going “full steam ahead”. He signed off his message by thanking followers for their “incredible support” and apologised for cancelling the shows.
He also urged his supporters to seek out “kindness and empathy” wherever possible: “Humans are alright, even if you don’t believe it from what you see on TV.”
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