Charles Kelley of Lady A shared some heartbreaking news with fans today. The singer has been diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer.
In a video shared on Instagram, Charles and his wife Cassie shared the news, saying that he first noticed something was wrong when he suffered from multiple rib fractures.
He shared that he had several tests run and, “One of the last blood tests we did, they found a blood cancer in there called multiple myeloma.” “It’s rare, he told fans. “But I’m young, I feel healthy, and the treatments, I will say, have just come so far even in the past five years, that even the life expectancy far exceeds what it used to be.”
“I feel really hopeful,” he said. “In the same spirit of the way we’ve shared a lot of my sobriety journey, just getting this stuff off your chest is so freeing, and it takes the power away from it a little bit. We wanted to let you all know what was going on, and we’re gonna get through it.”
Charles recently celebrated four years of sobriety in July. He and Cassie have two sons, Ward, 10, and Archer, who just turned a year old on September 16th.
Fellow country singers shared their support in the comments, including his bandmates Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood. Hillary wrote, “The strongest duo right there! Love y’all so much! You’ve got this!” and Dave commented, “Covering you in prayer brother. Love y’all. We’re all here for you!”
Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town shared, “Omg we love you so much and are here with you for whatever you need!!!!” and country legend Crystal Gale posted, “Sending you both lots of love.❤️”
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