‘Piano Man’ Billy Joel diagnosed with NPH brain disorder, wife remain optimistic

Billy Joel’s spouse Alexis remained optimistic about her husband’s restoration days after revealing the “Piano Man” was identified with a mind dysfunction and subsequently canceled his upcoming stay performances.

The “Uptown Girl” singer was identified with regular strain hydrocephalus (NPH), which impacts his imaginative and prescient, listening to and stability, in accordance with a social media publish on Joel’s account.

“Thank you for the outpouring of love and support,” Alexis wrote on Joel’s Instagram web page. “We are so grateful for the wonderful care and swift diagnosis we received.” 

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Billy Joel’s spouse Alexis is hopeful about her husband’s restoration following mind dysfunction analysis. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Photos for The Everglades Basis)

She continued, “Bill is beloved by so many, and to us, he is a father and husband who is at the center of our world. We are hopeful for his recovery. We look forward to seeing you all in the future.” 

The “We Didn’t Star the Fire” musician married his fourth spouse, Alexis Roderick, throughout a shock marriage ceremony on July 4, 2015. The couple has two daughters collectively.

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Joel, 76, introduced his NPH analysis Friday, and mentioned that the situation had been “exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision and balance.”

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The assertion continued, “Under his doctor’s instructions, Billy is undergoing specific physical therapy and has been advised to refrain from performing during this recovery period. Billy is thankful for the excellent care he is receiving and is fully committed to prioritizing his health.”

Alexis and Billy married within the Hamptons throughout a shock marriage ceremony on July 4, 2015. ( Myrna Suarez/WireImage)

NPH is a situation that occurs when cerebrospinal fluid builds up contained in the cranium and presses on the mind. This situation is almost certainly to happen in folks over age 65. Treating this situation includes surgical procedure to implant a shunt to empty extra fluid from the within of the cranium, in accordance with the Cleveland Clinic. 

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On Saturday, Joel’s ex-wife, Christie Brinkley, despatched like to her former associate following his analysis. The supermodel was married to Joel from 1985-94, and the previous couple has one daughter, Alexa Ray, collectively.

“Dear Billy, the whole Brinkley gang is sending you lots of love and good wishes for a full and speedy recovery,” she wrote within the Instagram caption alongside a video of her and daughter Sailor Brinkley Cook dinner dancing at certainly one of Joel’s concert events. 

Brinkley and Joel have been married for 9 years, earlier than getting divorced in August 1994. (Photograph by Vinnie Zuffanate/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Photos)

“I was looking for some cute photos of you and Alexa to send you, when I came across this clip from a recent concert. It made me laugh … but it also reminded me of all the joy you create, and all the sensational sing-alongs you’ve [led]. You turn an arena of strangers into a living room full of friends as we all sway in unison.”

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She added, “I’m sure I’m speaking for everyone in that room when I say please take good care of yourself, we all want you back in that white hot spotlight, you’re OUR piano man. And we’re always in the mood for your melodies and we all hope you’re feeling alright! We Love You, the kids, me and an arena or two!”

The “New York State of Mind” singer-songwriter’s live performance cancellation comes months after he rescheduled a number of performances as a consequence of a “medical condition.”

Joel postponed tour dates earlier this 12 months to recuperate from a “recent surgery and to undergo physical therapy under the supervision of his doctors.” The tour was anticipated to renew in Pittsburgh on July 5.

Billy Joel beforehand postponed a string of concert events as a consequence of an unknown medical difficulty. (Getty Photos)

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Throughout Joel’s efficiency on Feb. 22 on the Mohegan Solar Area in Uncasville, Connecticut, the singer-songwriter tripped after he tossed his mic stand to a crew member on the finish of “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” however he shortly recovered, in accordance with Rolling Stone.

In 2024, Joel launched “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first new single since 2007.

Fox Information Digital’s Christina Dugan Ramirez and Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.