Country music star ‘doing much better' after having stroke on stage
Ronnie McDowell is showing signs of improvement after the country music suffered an apparent stroke while performing.
The singer's son, Ronnie Jr., said his father 'is doing much better' in a Facebook post on Wednesday, June 25.
'He went to the doctor yesterday and they are retrieving all of his records from the Reading Hospital. They will be setting up his surgery shortly,' he wrote. 'As of yesterday he was still showing some signs of the stroke but I spoke with his nurse and they said that it was completely normal. It could go away within a day or a few months, but there is no long term damage (Thank You Jesus).'
He added that he would post updates about his father's surgery.
Ronnie McDowell was released from the hospital Monday after he began to slur his words and started 'not making sense' after a few songs while he was performing at the Summer Solstice Music Festival in Oley, Pennsylvania Saturday,WKRN reported.
A tour manager told the outlet that McDowell reportedly thought he might have had a stroke. He was then brought to a hospital in Reading for treatment.
'I know you're all concerned. I promise — no one is more worried than I am," McDowell's other son Tyler wrote in a Facebook post Saturday. 'Please understand, this is an incredibly stressful time, and right now, my focus is on my Dad. If there's anything that needs to be shared, I promise — we will."
On Sunday, Tyler revealed his father underwent an MRI and that he and his brother spent the day with Ronnie in the hospital. Ronnie Jr. said his father was discharged on Monday. In his latest Facebook post, Ronnie Jr. thanked the entire staff at Reading Hospital for their help, calling them 'some of the nicest people that we could have ever encountered during this trying time.'
He also thanked fans for their continued support and encouraged them to mail cards to his father's address at P.O. Box 2652 in Hendersonville, Tennessee, 37075.
'Love you all from the bottom of my Heart & Soul and have a Very Blessed Day,' Ronnie Jr. wrote.
With a career spanning nearly five decades, Ronnie McDowell has charted more than 30 top 40 hits on the Billboard country music charts. Two of his singles — 'Older Women' and 'You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation' — reached were No. 1 hits.
The singer has multiple shows scheduled for the rest of the year. Ronnie Jr. seemingly indicated that his father's concert this coming Saturday will go on as planned.
'We will see some of you in Kentucky this week at his Concert in Dry Ridge and I will see some of you as well at my gigs starting tomorrow at The Local in Hendersonville with Cliff Waddell & The Twang Gang and Friday Night at Alley Taps with my brother Nick Cross and his Incredible Band,' he wrote.
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