Billy Joel has canceled all upcoming concerts, revealing that he was diagnosed with a brain disorder that causes physical and mental problems.
Joel, 76 social networks. “This condition was exacerbated by recent concert performance, resulting in problems with hearing, vision and balance,” the statement said.
“According to his doctor's instructions, Billy undergoes specific physical therapy and was advised to refrain from occurring during this recovery period.”
HPP symptoms – in which cephalorachish liquid Alzheimer's assin. The patients walk with a large position and their body leaning forward, as if they were trying to maintain the balance on a boat.
The association's website indicates that another symptom is the cognitive decline, in particular slow reflection, loss of interest in daily activities, forgetting, short -term memory loss and the difficulty in performing ordinary tasks. Later in the disease, control of the bladder can become a problem.
The NPH is one of the rare causes of dementia or cognitive decline which can be controlled or reversed with treatment, indicates the association's website. Surgical treatment generally involves the placement of a shunt. The condition is often wrongly diagnosed as Alzheimer's or Parkinson disease.
Danny Bonaduce of “The Partridge Family”, renown of radio and struggle was diagnosed with NPH in 2023. The 65 -year -old said in An interview in 2024 Whether he initially thought he had a stroke, while doctors thought it was early dementia or Alzheimer's. It took him “the best part of a year” for him to get a correct diagnosis, he said.
Bonaduce's memory loss seems to have been serious: he showed the interviewer a photo of himself in a wheelchair checking the house where he and his wife are living now. He said he had no remember to visit the place several times before moving there.
Friday, the message from Billy Joel follows his announcement in mid-March that he would postpone his next tour to manage his health after surgery for an unpertified condition. At the time, the singer expected complete recovery after physiotherapy.
Now, according to the press release, Joel is “grateful for the excellent care he receives and is fully determined to prioritize his health” and “impatiently awaits the day he can go on stage”.
“I am sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience, and thank you for your understanding,” said Joel in Friday's declaration.
At the end of February, “just as you are” The singer fell After interpreting “It's always rock and roll to me” in Connecticut. He quickly recovered; It is not known if this incident was a symptom of the disease or simply a coincidence.
Staff writer Alexandra Del Rosario contributed to this report.
