Charles Kelley is giving fans a new update as he continues to undergo treatment for multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer. The Lady A singer reveals on his Instagram Stories that he has started physical therapy, which he is optimistic about, although he admits some days are a struggle.
“I think this is the start of a new physical reentry for me,” Kelley says. “I’ll have great days, positive days, and then I’ll have days when I just get a little down on myself, and it’s usually when I’m just sitting around. I try to take a walk every day, but I just need to do a little bit more, and I need to power through some of this pain, to be honest with you, and control what I can control, and stop focusing on so many things.”
Kelley candidly admits that some of his concerns are about Lady A’s upcoming This Winter’s Night Tour, which begins on December 10.
“I worry about, is my voice gonna be good for Christmas?” Kelley concedes. “Is my pain gonna be good for the Christmas tour? Just focus on the now, and I feel like I’m doing a lot better honestly each week. Just kind of a reminder to get moving and get a little new positive attitude again going in this thing.”
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What Charles Kelley Says About His Health
Earlier this week, Kelley gave another update after he received his sixth chemotherapy treatment. Fortunately, he was able to talk with his doctor and formulate a plan, especially as he heads out with Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood on tour next month.
“I always feel better when I get to talk to the doctor,” Kelley says (via Country Now). “And we got a little bit of a plan going in for the holidays to feel a little bit better during those Christmas shows on the weekends, because the weekends have been really hard for me. That’s kind of when the steroid runs out. So we got maybe a little plan around that.”
Kelley adds that he believes physical exercise will help him feel better physically as well.
“I think I’m going to start to slowly get some light work out. I think some of this muscle, I can’t tell if it’s muscle pain or bone pain. I mean, I know it’s mainly bone pain, but there’s definitely some muscular atrophy I think I’m feeling. So Daddy’s got to start getting a little bit more active again, which I’m very excited. I’ve been kind of afraid to, so I’m going to try to really just lightly do some stuff. I think that’s been the hardest thing, is just not being able to be active.”
Kelley ends on a positive note, revealing that his numbers are heading in the right direction.
“Things are going good,” he concludes. “We’re rocking and rolling. Numbers are going down.”