Country star recovering after hospitalized for ‘not making sense' on stage
Ronnie McDowell is recovering after the country music star was hospitalized this weekend following an onstage medical event.
McDowell was released from the hospital Monday after he began to slur his words and started 'not making sense' after a few songs while he was performing at the Summer Solstice Music Festival in Oley, Pennsylvania Saturday, WKRN reported.
A tour manager told the outlet that McDowell reportedly thought he might have had a stroke. He was then brought to a hospital in Reading for treatment.
'I know you're all concerned. I promise — no one is more worried than I am," McDowell's son Tyler wrote in a Facebook post Saturday. 'Please understand, this is an incredibly stressful time, and right now, my focus is on my Dad. If there's anything that needs to be shared, I promise — we will."
On Sunday, Tyler revealed his father underwent an MRI and that he and his brother, Ronnie Dean McDowell Jr., spent the day with Ronnie in the hospital before discharging him and taking him back to their home.
'Ronnie McDowell has been released to go home,' a Facebook post from guitarist. Greg Martin reads. 'I'm sure he'll be back out doing what he loves soon, Ronnie is a go-getter. Thanks for all the prayers!'
With a career spanning nearly five decades, Ronnie McDowell has charted more than 30 top 40 hits on the Billboard country music charts. Two of his singles — 'Older Women' and 'You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation' — reached were No. 1 hits.
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