Of Mice & Men’s Austin Carlile shares update on his health
Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile has never shied away from telling fans and supporters about the status of his health—that continued on Oct. 21 when he shared a new update on Twitter.
See the tweets, in which Carlile talks about multiple surgeries, below. Of Mice & Men recently canceled the rest of their European tour, so Carlile could focus on his health.
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Carlile explained some of the procedures:
First of a few surgeries today!!! Will be doing something called blood patching, to fix the three major tears currently in my spine…
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) October 21, 2016
First procedure was able to fix one of the tears in my mid-spine caused by a bludgeoned disc tearing through the dural encasing it, now I'm
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) October 23, 2016
waiting for it to heal the see the results & move on to fixing the other tears in my low spine & base of neck/head Monday or Tuesday. More
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) October 23, 2016
recovery & resting plus A LOT of sleeping. God has a purpose for me in this & I will fight through it with Him no matter how long it takes.
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) October 23, 2016
Aside from my heart surgery 5 years ago, I've never had to endure something this gnarly. Thank you to all of you for the immense support <3
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) October 23, 2016
Carlile obviously isn't fighting this alone either, as was found out through his Instagram posts. Both Linkin Park and DC Comics have sent Carlile gifts during his hospital stay. Check out the posts below:
And, of course, fans have supported Carlile immensely through his tough decision to cancel a tour, sending him tweets of support:
@austincarlile All love with you, mate. Must be very frustrating. We're all rooting for you
— James McMahon (@jamesjammcmahon) October 12, 2016
@austincarlile i believe in you man. truly an inspiration from one musician to another for the sacrifices you make. sending all the love :heart:
— jonnyboii (@jonnyyamaya) October 12, 2016
@austincarlile I love you so much and i hope you get better soon
Stay strong, friend
#GetWellAustinCarlile— спайси'заболел (@NovakVasilisa) October 12, 2016
@austincarlile we all understand, your health is more important than a show, seriously. take all the time you need, we will wait for you<3
— :ghost::unicorn_face::crystal_ball::jack_o_lantern::spider_web:35/42/44 (@Moonstone_x) October 11, 2016
@austincarlile get well soon Austin and I will always be there for you :heart: pic.twitter.com/w2un0INGdH
— Caitlin mckenna (@cmphotographer1) October 11, 2016
Also, Carlile got to watch his Chicago Cubs make it to the World Series on Oct. 22 for the first time in over seventy years:
Plus, MY CHICAGO CUBBIES ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!!! I get to watch them in my hospital room on my big screen (10x12inch) TV!!!! :joy::100::baseball:
— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) October 23, 2016
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