Willie Nelson is widely considered one of the most acclaimed living country music singers, and his and his family’s contributions to the genre have inspired a newer generation of country music artists.
Despite being 89 years old and still alive and healthy, Willie Nelson is touring the United States with the Nelson Family band.
He just revealed to the world for the first time that he had a serious health problem earlier this year that he had kept private until now.
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Willie Nelson announced in May of last year, when the Willie Nelson Family Band was on tour, that a band member had tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Willie Nelson and his band decided to cancel their headlining performance at Jazz Fest.
Willie’s recent declaration that he was indeed playing the role of the band member was the first time the public learned the identity of the mysterious band member.
According to The New York Times, the country music veteran, who was 89 then, was napping on his tour bus before heading to Nashville. They claimed he awoke in the middle of the night complaining of trouble breathing properly. Willie’s rapid PCR test results are currently favorable for the COVID-19 virus.
The fact that he had just turned 89 years old at the time makes the scenario even more terrifying because it makes him more vulnerable to the virus’s intricacies.
“I had a nebulizer for my asthma on the bus. At that point, I started working on whatever I could, including Paxlovid. His system had monoclonal antibodies. “Willie Nelson’s wife, Anne, was the one who told the media about their story.
When they returned to their home in Spicewood, Texas, they brought a full medical unit to the ranch to monitor Willie Nelson’s health and ensure he was recuperating well.
“We turned the house into a medical center. “There were a couple of instances where I had my doubts about whether or not he’d make it,” she said again.
Nelson’s tour resumed two weeks after the COVID-19 scare, with shows in New Braunfels, Texas. Nelson needed six days to recover from the COVID-19 virus’s health threat.
“It was quite difficult for me to deal with. “COVID is not something to be taken lightly,” Willie remarked.
Willie Nelson and his Family Band headlined the Farm Aid 2022 Music Festival on September 24 in Raleigh, North Carolina. John Mellencamp, Margo Price, Chris Stapleton, and Sheryl Crow are among the other noteworthy performers from the event.