{"id":1984356,"date":"2025-08-28T10:01:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1984356"},"modified":"2025-08-28T10:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:01:34","slug":"randy-travis-doctors-told-wife-to-pull-the-plug-he-just-doesnt-have-the-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/randy-travis-doctors-told-wife-to-pull-the-plug-he-just-doesnt-have-the-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Travis&#8217; doctors told wife to \u2018pull the plug\u2019: \u2018He just doesn\u2019t have the strength\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"U4RNBU43V5DYBDIG4GSFDQAAYQ\">Randy Travis lost his ability to sing following a massive stroke back in 2013, but the country music icon has found a way to still entertain and has been out touring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FOQUU6KEKZBDRKNPTSXEVPGNTQ\">Now we are learning that Travis nearly lost a whole lot more than his singing ability back when his medical emergency took place. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"O2LHQXR2OFHBFGDTYV7U3AOR2Y\">His wife, Mary, revealed this week in an interview with Fox News Digital that doctors told her that she should \u201cpull the plug\u201d on him while he was out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"D3WJELLOSNAVHAFQQOGRP66GVA\">\u201cI think Randy, there was never a doubt in Randy\u2019s mind that he could make it through it,\u201d<b> <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/wife-country-music-legend-speaks-200447460.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/wife-country-music-legend-speaks-200447460.html\"><b>she said. <\/b><\/a>\u201cIt was that magical moment that I went to his bedside when they said, \u2018We need to pull the plug. He\u2019s got too many things going against him at that point.\u2019 He had gotten a staph infection and three other hospital-born bacterial viruses like Serratia, Pseudomonas, one things after another, and the doctors were just saying, \u2018He just doesn\u2019t have the strength to get through this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"E4ZZ2JMG7BFSXJYQP2C2Q2FPBI\">But Mary said that when doctors told her to say goodbye to her husband, he gave her a sign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7FJ6JW7XKBFR5D5X3S7526YFNA\">\u201cThat was the moment that I knew that Randy Travis was gonna make it because he squeezed my hand a tear went down his face,\u201d she told Fox. \u201cAnd I said, \u2018He\u2019s still fighting.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SME5MUKCXZDJDPJBU7WLTBBAU4\">Again, the 66-year-old made it, and he made headlines last year after he found a way to use AI to continue to make music. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"D6CC2DUCABDWRHXHSNXN7H3SG4\">It has been a remarkable recovery because CBS News reported that Travis was given just a 2% chance of survival following his stroke. <\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_pennlive__kbzmP\" data-gaid=\":Rdpaq6:\"\/><\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randy Travis lost his ability to sing following a massive stroke back in 2013, but the country music icon has found a way to still entertain and has been out touring. 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