Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant is grateful for fans’ prayers and support after his youngest daughter Taylor was hospitalized last week.
On Sunday, Van Zant shared an update video about his condition, thanking everyone for their prayers and support.
He explained that Taylor was diagnosed with cavernomas, or cerebral cavernous malformations, which are “clusters of tightly packed, irregular small blood vessels with thin walls.” According to the Mayo Clinic.
According to Van Zant’s experience, they can cause blood to leak into the brain or spinal cord and look like a “cluster of grapes.”
“Because of your prayers and God’s will, she is now at our home and resting,” he said.
He said in the caption, “I thank everyone so much for your concerns and kind words since the news of my daughter came out. I’m also very grateful for the fans’ understanding in canceling the show so I can be with them. This past week has been a whirlwind of emotions, but reading all your hopeful messages and comments really helped lift my spirits.
Van Zandt also asked for continued prayers for the band’s bus driver, Brad Gibson, who was in the ICU after a scooter accident, as well as those suffering from the effects of Hurricane Helene.
“I know many of you are struggling with loss, devastation, and even loss in the aftermath of this storm. I know for those affected, things may not be exactly what they were, but they will start to settle down. Let us pray for all those affected,” he wrote.
Lynyrd Skynyrd canceled a performance On September 24, Alaska announced in a statement on social media that Van Zant’s daughter “will undergo emergency surgery.”
They additionally announced the cancellation of their September dates in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Van Zant announced that Taylor was being treated A mass was found on his brain a few days after the band announced its cancellation.
Van Zandt said that after feeling “numb on her right side” she went to the hospital where she had a CAT scan and doctors discovered “there was a mass on her brain” that was bleeding, causing numbness. .
Van Zandt said Taylor has a “great” neurology team and doctors. Although they do not believe it is cancer, they said “we are not out of the woods yet” as she undergoes additional testing.
“We are in a better situation than we initially thought, so keep praying for Taylor. I can’t thank you enough. It means everything to me and my family.”
