Country Music Star Alan Jackson, 66, Makes Emotional Announcement Amid Incurable Diagnosis
May 17 marked Alan Jackson's last stop on his current tour — which is going to be his last.
Y'all may have heard that I'm kinda winding down, and in fact this is my last road show of my career," Jackson, 66, said in front of a roaring Milwaukee crowd.
"Y'all gonna make me tear up out here. But I will say, this is my last road show out here, but we're planning on doing a big finale show in Nashville next summer sometime. It just felt like I had to end it all where it all started. And that's in Nashville, Tennessee Music City," he continued, adding, "so I gotta do the last one there."
Alan Jackson addressed the sellout Milwaukee crowd. He said this is his last road show. He said he plans on one last show in Nashville next summer to close things out. pic.twitter.com/sDj8LVxZAz
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In September 2021, Jackson went public with a medical condition that he's been dealing with for years. He has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is described by the Mayo Clinic as causing nerve damage that affects the arms and legs.
"I have this neuropathy and neurological disease," Jackson said on Today. "It's genetic that I inherited from my daddy ... There's no cure for it, but it's been affecting me for years. And it's getting more and more obvious. And I know I'm stumbling around on stage. And now I'm having a little trouble balancing, even in front of the microphone, and so I just feel very uncomfortable."
"It's not going to kill me. It's not deadly. But it's related (to) muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease," he added.
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