{"id":2188467,"date":"2025-12-05T19:33:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2188467"},"modified":"2025-12-05T19:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:33:52","slug":"country-music-stars-cancer-update-has-fans-praying-we-are-fighting-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-music-stars-cancer-update-has-fans-praying-we-are-fighting-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music star\u2019s cancer update has fans praying: \u2018We are fighting with you\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FRBRZS6CLVHZ5C5ZMSLFR34ROA\">Country music fans are sending prayers to The Mavericks frontman Raul Malo after he was rushed to the emergency room on Thursday as his batter against stage 4 cancer took a concerning turn. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7KTOEBFCPRG3BDVLJSTIAKZFLY\">His wife, Betty Malo, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1AJEomtT4v\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1AJEomtT4v\/\"><b>shared the news on Facebook. <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"A4FQGI6S2NHEHFSPYDRXTQBB3I\">\u201cOur love is fighting hard right now but not a second goes by that he doesn\u2019t appreciate all the love everyone shows him,\u201d she wrote along with photos of the two holding hands. \u201cThe boys and I had to bring him to the ER earlier today but (Raul Malo) is stable and ready to fight. We are all excited for (The Ryman) shows and hope everyone enjoys them! Raul has changed many lives and his music has brought so much love to so many people. Let\u2019s all stand with him and rally!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4X5O3L2OFJAZBDRXZXBQHOOPHQ\">Fans were quick to respond with love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EIRXXQVIABAB7AXJYNL3M7YQL4\">\u201cStay strong, stay positive, I\u2019m sending all my love and support to Raul and his family during this tough time,\u201d one person replied. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Y2TF5DVNQZFUBJGS6LL6IDEFYE\">\u201cWe are fighting with you with everything we have!\u201d another replied. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2G7QY7TR3VEKTBSUA3U3MJ3AGI\">\u201cWe are all praying nonstop,\u201d another replied. \u201cWe know how strong you both are but we all need some help from above. God allowing, I will be at both shows. Our respect for you and Raul, our awe and admiration at the strength you both are showing is immeasurable. He is the very best singer in the world we are in love with that incredible talent but our love for him is above and beyond. His music and kindness ahs kept many of us going and seen us thrive when we thought we could not take another step \u2026 we are here for you. Anything you all need, reach out. Stay strong dear Raul, Betty and entire family. We love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VCMOVWBW4ZG45MCJZQHCFLAEUE\">There were plenty more comments like those and you can see them all as well as Betty Malo\u2019s post here. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QGVP26Y72NECPCDPASMMNDYBTQ\">Raul Malo, 60, is battling stage 4 cancer and Leptomenigeal Disease. His hospitalization came on the eve of a scheduled two-night performance to honor him. at the Ryman Auditorium <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"33KWGNOAVZH6FDJ2JK47QGNW74\">The Mavericks announced the show last month. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MR3GA77DQBEFNKNS4LCZ2E6UZI\">\u201cWe\u2019re proud to announce the Dance The Night Away: A 35-year Musical Legacy Celebrating The Mavericks &amp; Honoring Raul Malo, December 5-6 at (Ryman) Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee,\u201d The Mavericks announced in a statement last month. \u201cA 2-night tribute show in honor of Raul and the band\u2019s decades-long history and contributions to American and Latin music, these special evenings will feature guest appearances from an exceptional lineup of friends and artists performing selections from The Mavericks\u2019 storied catalog of classics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4J4YRUAWMFBV5CHHFK5XGUUZNU\">The group shared a long list of performers who are slated to take part including Jamy Johnson, Marty Stuart, Steve Earle, Chuck Mead, Cimafunk, Emily West, Hector Tellez Jr., Jaime Hana, JD McPherson, James Otto, Jim Lauderdale, Jese Dayton, Jimmie Vaughan, Joshua Ray Walker, Maggie Rose, Mandy Barnett, Nicole Atkins, Waylon Payne, Sweet Lizzy Project, Wade Hayes, Seth Walker, Nikkie Lane, Patty Griffin and Ray Benson. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4BDLZF3TZJFZPABCPHP34MO7TQ\">The Mavericks previously announced that Malo would not be able to perform but would be in attendance. That could sadly be in question now with his latest health development. <\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_pennlive__kbzmP\" data-gaid=\"\u00abR1npb8m\u00bb\"\/><\/div>\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>Country music fans are sending prayers to The Mavericks frontman Raul Malo after he was rushed to the emergency room on Thursday as his batter against stage 4 cancer took a concerning turn. His wife, Betty Malo, shared the news on Facebook. \u201cOur love is fighting hard right now but not a second goes by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2188467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2188467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2188468,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188467\/revisions\/2188468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2188467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2188467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2188467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}