Malo said according to Taste of Country.<\/b><\/a> \u201cThe overwhelming support and love from my musician friends, fans, friends and family will prove these shows to be something special.\u201d<\/p>\nMalo has long shared his cancer battle with fans, but in September he announced he also has Leptomeningeal Disease. <\/p>\n
\u201cDear Friends, I want to update you all on my health, as things have taken a turn,\u201d he wrote on Facebook. \u201cAs it goes with cancer, it\u2019s a very unpredictable and indiscriminatory disease. I\u2019ve developed something called LMD, which stands for \u2018get this (expletive) out of my head.\u2019 Treatment for this is radiation, which I will start tomorrow. We will probably jump into some chemo and are even looking at alternative therapies. But it\u2019s time to take to heart your words of resting & recovering, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, this does mean all shows going forward are cancelled, but we\u2019ll continue doing cool projects, releasing live recordings, merchandise, Trovador and so forth,\u201d he continued. \u201cI want to thank Dwight Yoakam, his band, and crew for their kindness and understanding this year, and sorry we couldn\u2019t finish the tour the way we planned. Hang on to your tickets for the Ryman in December, as we are planning something special there, and hope to announce that very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malo then reassured fans about how he is doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I want to let everybody know, I am in no way alone, or scared,\u201d he said. \u201cI have an amazing wife and boys, wonderful family, team, road crew, band, friends and fans. I don\u2019t even have enough words to describe the love and support that I\u2019m getting right now. To my friends who have sent me texts and messages, I want you to know that I\u2019ve read them all. I can\u2019t return them all, but your love, prayers, and well wishes have not gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n