He’s had a tough time. From Wiki:
On July 7, 2013, Travis was admitted to a Dallas area hospital for viral cardiomyopathy after a viral upper respiratory infection. His condition was classified as critical. Three days later, Travis suffered a massive stroke and had surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. On July 15, 2013, it was reported that Travis was awake and alert after undergoing brain surgery, that his heart was pumping without the assistance of machines, and that he was on the road to recovery. He was released from Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas on July 31, 2013, and entered a physical therapy facility. Following his stroke, and despite physical therapy, Travis was unable to sing or speak and had to rely on a cane to walk for more than a year. As of November 2014, he was slowly recovering, could walk short distances without assistance and was relearning how to write and play the guitar, according to his then-fiancée Mary Davis.
In 2016, it was reported he had recovered his voice after about three years of rehabilitation and therapy and could perform again. He attended his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 16, 2016, where he performed a rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
How sad. So he probably had brain damage, and that plus money, fame, and booze.... His people cannot talk sense into him.
One sad thing about recovery from brain damage due to trauma is that the adult patient doesn’t always “see that there is something wrong” and will refuse the treatment and therapy during the crucial window of time for brain repair. Which leaves them with a changed personality and inhibition level and social difficulties. Which often loses them their loved ones because they are so difficult and “not the same person I fell in love with,” etc.
No one here reads or gives a rip, as the prissy posts prove, here.
To add to your informed remark, Travis’ lawyer attests that he initially was in a car wreck, where his head hit both the windshield and the concrete.
Whether the car wreck was due to alcohol was not indicated, but regardless, the severe trauma to the head is in the equation, along with the stroke.
By now, imho, after the wreck, the stroke, the physical rehabilitation, it is possible that he could suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease, as well. (Perhaps I just have Glenn Campbell in my mind.)
Two fine Americans who suffered the tortures of mental debilitation making it easy to to make bad choices that they would never have made when they enjoyed good health and happiness.
Their fine contributions to the culture of country music in their work proves who they used to be.
Thanks for posting.