Of Mice & Men's Austin Carlile shares honest message on health: "I'll never be better"
Earlier this week, it was announced Of Mice & Men would not be able to go out on their upcoming tour with A Day To Remember due to frontman Austin Carlile's ongoing recovery. This news came after Carlile's month-long hospital stay, which began when the band were forced to cancel a European tour, so the singer could focus on his health.
Carlile suffers from a disorder called Marfan Syndrome, a diagnosis he shared an honest—but heartbreaking—message about via Twitter.
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In response to fans telling him to “hurry up and get better,” Carlile says, “I'll never be better.”
“You happy? I live EACH DAY as it comes,” he continues. “Each day is a battle. Marfan Syndrome is a fibrostic connective tissue disorder, that means it affects your ENTIRE BODY, and IT. IS. PAINFUL.”
See the full message below:
FYI you don't “get better” w/ Marfans. You GET BY. I've had foot, ear, rib, head, hip, back, & heart surgeries just so I can function/live.
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016
all of you saying I should hurry up & get better what's taking so long. I'll never be better. you happy? I live EACH DAY as it comes. each
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016
day is a battle. Marfan Syndrome is a fibrostic connective tissue disorder, that means it affects your ENTIRE BODY, and IT. IS. PAINFUL.
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016
I don't cry on Twitter on all the bad days. I suck it up & keep pushing on. The rare good days?!… I CHERISH those more than you could ever
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016
understand. & I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. This is why I have such a heart for those hurting, mentally OR physically, because I. AM. TOO.
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016
Pinned to the top of his Twitter, Carlile expressed his sadness in canceling that European tour. “It breaks my heart, but the band and myself have decided it was unsafe for me to continue on in this state of health,” he writes.
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) October 11, 2016
Carlile has been open about his recent recovery process on Twitter, informing fans of the multiple surgeries he's endured and when his month-long hospital stay finally came to an end.
Of Mice & Men released their most recent album, Cold World, on Sept. 9 via Rise Records.
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