Daybreak Miller
Indie singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has revealed that he’s studying the right way to stroll once more after being recognized with the uncommon Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological dysfunction the place the physique’s immune system assaults a portion of the peripheral nervous system.
In a prolonged submit on Tumblr, his social media platform of selection, Stevens defined that he’s been out of the promotional cycle for his upcoming album “Javelin,” releasing Oct. 6 through Asthmatic Kitty, as a result of he’s been within the hospital present process “intense” bodily remedy to regain management over his physique.
“I’m very enthusiastic about having new music to share, however I simply needed to let that one of many the explanation why I haven’t been in a position to take part within the press and promotion main as much as the discharge of Javelin is bc I’m within the hospital,” he wrote within the submit, together with an image of himself within the hospital.
“Final month I awakened one morning and couldn’t stroll. My arms, legs and arms have been numb and tingling and I had no power, no feeling, no mobility. My brother drove me to the ER and after a sequence of checks—MRIs, EMGs, cat scans, X-rays, spinal faucets (!), echo-cardiograms, and so forth.—the neurologists recognized me with an auto immune dysfunction known as Guillian-Barre Syndrome. Fortunately there’s therapy for this — they administer immuno-hemoglobin infusions for 5 days and pray that the illness doesn’t unfold to the lungs, coronary heart and mind. Very scary, nevertheless it labored. I spent about two weeks in Med/Surg, caught in a mattress, whereas my medical doctors did all of the issues to maintain me alive and stabilize my situation. I owe them my life.”
In response to his submit, Stevens was transferred to acute rehab on Sept. 8 “the place I’m now present process intensive bodily remedy/occupational remedy, power constructing and so forth. to get my physique again in form and to be taught to stroll once more.”
He continued, “It’s a gradual course of, however they are saying I’ll ‘get well,’ it simply takes lots of time, endurance, and arduous work. Most individuals who’ve GBS be taught to stroll once more on their very own inside a 12 months, so I’m hopeful. I’m solely in my second week of rehab however it’s going very well and I’m working actually arduous to get again on my toes. I’m dedicated to getting higher, I’m in good spirits, and I’m surrounded by a extremely nice staff. I wish to be effectively!”
“Javelin” is about to be Stevens’ first solo album of songs since 2020’s “The Ascension,” and is preceded by the singles “Will Anyone Ever Love Me?” and “So You Are Drained.” In Could, he launched the ballet soundtrack “Reflections” with Timo Andres and Conor Hanick.
