JOSHUA RAY WALKER @ ICON EVENTS – CANCELLED

Hey y’all, thank you for your patience and incredible support while I heal and get as much info as I can about my health. The good news is that the surgery was successful and my symptoms have been relieved. The bad news is that some of my lymph nodes that were removed during surgery tested positive for cancer cells. That means I need more treatment than we had hoped for post-surgery. So the plan now is that I’ll be undergoing 6 months of chemo treatment for stage 3 colon cancer, starting in the next few weeks.
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There are manys reason to be optimistic. My doctors say that post-surgery there is a 70% chance I wouldn’t have a reoccurrence of cancer, without the chemo. With the chemo, that number goes up to 90%. In cancer terms, that’s pretty great news! We want to be aggressive here and try to hit this hard. That last 10% can be monitored with regular tests and scans. I’m lucky to have access to great doctors, and they have a plan to keep me around for a long time.
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I’ll be receiving chemo treatment every two weeks, for six months. This will unfortunately make touring logistically impossible, not to mention that travel and exposure to large groups of people will be risky due to my compromised immune system. That means that I have to cancel all of my shows for now and keep my calendar cleared through late July. During this time home, I’ll be focusing on my health and staying creative. Hopefully, that means new art to share with you eventually.
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In the meantime, ‘Thank You For Listening’ will be coming out on Valentine’s Day. That seems fitting, seeing how it plays out as a love letter to my fans. I really hope you enjoy it, because I’m very excited to share it with you! Thank you again for your support and your patience during this time. I’ll be updating y’all periodically, love ya!