{"id":2036967,"date":"2025-09-20T13:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2036967"},"modified":"2025-09-20T13:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:04:56","slug":"young-country-singer-touring-again-despite-rare-incurable-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/young-country-singer-touring-again-despite-rare-incurable-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Young country singer touring again despite rare, incurable cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SFFUZOY2KZCZXDYF47S6PYRC3U\">When Nat Myers entered the hospital back in February he was diagnosed with a rare cancer and given days or just weeks to live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CBR74Q5MPBCHPLGTDTCUIRMGMY\">He\u2019s still around, though, and despite the fact that his cancer is still incurable, he just made a pretty incredible announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7CZT66CSQRDOVFVMKJ3W24W3GA\">And that announcement is that he is back on out the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YJINVRWO7VELZCO5H2EH22BSS4\">Myers released a string of six concert dates on his Instagram account and wrote, \u201cI\u2019m excited to hit the road this September &amp; October &amp; see a bunch of yall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RXKJLDXTIJFNNEVWHZZAPSOMYY\">His announcement came amid what was a heartbreaking week for him. The country and blues star shared last week that his father died. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Y62ANIXN7VALTAWVIJDBPFJYKU\">\u201cThis mornin my father Daniel Lee Myers joined the lord,\u201d<b> <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOTfuNHjjiM\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOTfuNHjjiM\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\"><b>the 33-year-old wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the man<\/b><\/a>. \u201cDad, veteran, and friend to many. Rest easy, daddy, may your body and mind be whole again. Look over your poor son. August 2nd, 1948 \u2014 September 7th, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VHS5L57KHJHLVCH5ZRX6JW3MOQ\">Myers already had the love and support of the country music and blues world, too, but there was no shortage of musicians and fans offering prayers and well-wishes in his replies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UCFNWE5ECNA6VPTS7HSS55WBI4\">\u201cSo sorry, Nat,\u201d Kelsey Waldon wrote. \u201cBeen a tough year. You\u2019re a strong, strong soul. Keep fighting. Sending all the love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"T6C3SUW2GNGEZHQGDHWKHVWPVU\">\u201cSending love and my condolences brother,\u201d Langhorne Slim wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KHPQ26HHVFEYLLRJPDBATZ3ZRU\">There were plenty more comments like that and you can see them here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5SUXTYI5QVG4BFADMZSON4PJBQ\">Myers cancer ordeal began back in February when he checked into a hospital with what he thought was a lung infection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FFOOEUWMUJFEHD3XS3LORRDQ6A\">\u201cAs many of you all know I have been laid low by a rare cancer called a sarcoma,\u201d the 33-year-old wrote on Instagram. \u201cWhat I thought was a prolonged lung infection turned out to be much more sinister, with growth around my heart and pulmonary artery. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"57UPU6DIENGZ3OSD5VK6A7HKEU\">\u201cDoctors of varying humanity have given me days, or weeks to live, but I live by my odds and not theirs,\u201d he added. \u201cI am currently looking for the next opportunities to overcome this cool deck of cards I\u2019ve been dealt. I\u2019ve been taken off most my IV\u2019s and gotten off a lot of the drugs they had me on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JYHGO7JEL5B3HB6UOBR2ECZJTM\">\u201cI\u2019m feeling better than I have since I entered this facility and am hoping to continue my next step into recovery and my future as a survivor,\u201d he added. \u201cI am taking things day by day and conserving and building the energy I need to overcome this affliction. I refuse to speak from the past past tense, because there is beauty and life in the struggle I am currently fighting, and I will overcome this. My next quest is to access\/gain contact with as many cancer facilities to access more proper care for what I need to succeed over this cancer. I do not know how long this fight will take, but I know so long as my heart beats I will overcome this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"U46WWERZAVFH7EO3LVWDOZNIEE\">Myers recently got a second opinion form Memorial Sloan Kettering which provided better news.<\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_pennlive__kbzmP\" data-gaid=\":Rrgaq6:\"\/><\/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><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/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>When Nat Myers entered the hospital back in February he was diagnosed with a rare cancer and given days or just weeks to live. 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