{"id":19777,"date":"2022-06-13T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=19777"},"modified":"2022-06-13T10:25:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:25:53","slug":"country-musician-toby-keith-reveals-stomach-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2022\/06\/country-musician-toby-keith-reveals-stomach-cancer-diagnosis.html","title":{"rendered":"Country Musician Toby Keith Reveals Stomach Cancer Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Country music star Toby Keith announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with stomach cancer and has sought aggressive treatment through chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery for the last six months.<\/p>\n<p>Keith, 60, announced in a brief statement shared on his social media accounts. \u201cSo far, so good,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI need time to breathe, recover and relax.\u201d While Keith said he plans to spend the coming days with his family, he is eager to return to the stage, writing, \u201cI will see the fans sooner than later. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TeADP7UN8h\">pic.twitter.com\/TeADP7UN8h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toby Keith (@tobykeith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tobykeith\/status\/1536037747021996036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just minutes after the \u201cAmerican Soldier\u201d singer shared the update, the Ohio State Fair\u00a0announced\u00a0Keith\u2019s July 28 performance was canceled. While the star has performed throughout his treatment, it\u2019s not yet clear what his schedule will look like moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Keith\u2019s publicist, Elaine Schock,\u00a0told The Hill\u00a0some of the singer\u2019s tour dates will be canceled but noted she is unsure how many will ultimately be removed.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRed Solo Cup\u201d star was met immediately with an outpouring of support from fans, fellow country music entertainers, and celebrities. Fellow country artist John Rich told Keith to \u201chang in there,\u201d while Sammy Haggar said, \u201cwishing my big buddy a speedy recovery and a whole lotta love from most redheads around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keith has been a longtime advocate for those facing cancer diagnoses. In 2004, he founded Ally\u2019s House, a nonprofit assisting Oklahoma children with cancer and their families. The group was inspired by Allison Webb, the 2-year-old daughter of Keith\u2019s original band member Scott Webb and his wife, Lisa. Allison passed away from kidney cancer in 2003, just shy of her third birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Keith launched the Toby Keith Foundation in 2006 to further advocate for pediatric cancer patients. His foundation opened the\u00a0OK Kids Korral\u00a0in 2014. The facility is a cost-free and joy-filled home for pediatric cancer patients undergoing treatment at the Children\u2019s Hospital at OU Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>This diagnosis comes off as so stunning to many because Toby Keith has been seemingly plugging along just fine in his music career of late, pumping out a new album and even performing live with regular social media posts, including ones that show in good spirits.<\/p>\n<p>Keith recently announced he\u2019d be playing a new concert later this year in November, during Coachella Crossroads in California, but it\u2019s unclear if that gig will proceed now. Tickets have already gone on sale, and the venue hasn\u2019t declared any change in schedule or plans. Keith was ultimately diagnosed with the disease he was helping so many others get through. It\u2019s great to know that Keith is in good spirits, but it\u2019s also fascinating that he\u2019s been dealing with this diagnosis for six months and hadn\u2019t said anything publicly until now.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Keith didn\u2019t want people to feel sympathetic for him, seeking some form of normalcy. Please pray for Keith, his wife Tricia Lucus, their three children \u2014 Krystal, Shelley, and Stelen \u2014 and their loved ones as they navigate the singer\u2019s treatment and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country music star Toby Keith announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with stomach cancer and has sought aggressive treatment through chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery for the last six months. Keith, 60, announced in a brief statement shared on his social media accounts. \u201cSo far, so good,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI need time to breathe, recover&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":19783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[5185,5182],"class_list":["post-19777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","category-music","tag-stomach-cancer","tag-toby-keith"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Country Musician Toby Keith Reveals Stomach Cancer Diagnosis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Sunday, country star Toby Keith announced that he was going through treatment after a stomach cancer diagnosis last fall.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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