UPDATE: From Baylor, last night:
As a complication of his congestive heart failure, Mr. Randy Travis has suffered a stroke and is currently undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. He is in critical condition. We will have updates as they become available. His family and friends here with him at the hospital request your prayers and support.
Baylor later reported the Travis was out of surgery, but still in critical condition.
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Randy Travis has been in critical condition since Sunday, but “has shown signs of improvement,” his doctors said today in their first public words about the 54-year-old country music star. Travis was admitted to Baylor Medical Center at McKinney with presumptive cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure, then transferred to The Heart Hospital Baylor—Plano.
“Since his transfer, his condition has stabilized and he has shown signs of improvement,” said Michael Mack, the director of cardiovascular disease at the Baylor Health Care System. “On behalf of Mr. Travis’ family, friends, and associates, we would like to express our extreme gratitude for the overwhelming affection and support that Mr. Travis has received.”
Video of the statement is below:
