What Is Wrong with Toby Keith 2023?

American country music star, Toby Keith, has released many breakthrough tracks in his career. Songs like “How Do You Like Me Now?!,” “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue,” and “I Wanna Talk About Me” are on the playlists of every country music fan.

However, the singer had to go on a break last summer after he was diagnosed with cancer. The singer even confessed that he has been undergoing chemo, radiation, and surgery for the past three months.

As days passed, fans kept looking for more updates on the singer and is he had finally won the debilitating battle with cancer. Thankfully, the singer is much better now and back to performing.

What Happened to Toby Keith?

Toby Keith was diagnosed with stomach cancer in the fall of 2021. He underwent months of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery to get better in his fight for survival. Ultimately, the singer has recovered enough to perform again.

The announcement was made via an emotional Instagram post in June 2022, where the singer said that he still needed to recover and relax. It was an unofficial declaration of leave till he recovered, and during the break, fans became increasingly anxious about whether the singer would ever perform his hits on stage again.

Stomach cancer or gastric cancer accounts for 1.5% of all cancer cases diagnosed each year, and a bit less than half of them die each year. Keith has been a longtime supporter of pediatric cancer patients as well as their families.

Toby even helped found a nonprofit for children with cancer in Oklahoma called Ally’s House. The move was made after the daughter of his bandmate died. He began the Toby Keith Foundation, which helps to provide free housing for such patients and their families in Oklahoma.

How Is Toby Keith’s Health?

Toby Keith has triumphantly returned to the stage as he performed at a bar and music venue in Oklahoma on June 30 and July 1. The singer has recovered and could perform for more than two hours on both days.

It was Toby’s first performance after his cancer diagnosis in 2021. The singer has returned after winning a tough battle, and fans are overjoyed to have him back.

Last month, Keith shared a health update with ‘The Oklahoman’ claiming that he was feeling pretty good. He even confessed that he hoped to tour by the end of the year if he could keep up his strength. You would be glad to know that the singer has come through with his promises.

Toby is still undergoing chemotherapy, but his tumor has shrunk by a third, and his blood tests are improving. The singer is also seeing a nutritionist and receiving immunotherapy treatment.

According to the country legend, “I’ve got more wind. And I’m thinking about bringing the band in and setting up, playing two or three days somewhere just to see if I can get through two hours.”

Let’s hope that Keith can keep up the energy and bring his positive vibes to his tour once again, as fans are definitely waiting for him.

Comment below if you, too, have missed his music in the last two years and are dying to see him live.