Since Billy Joel revealed his prognosis with the mind dysfunction Regular Stress Hydrocephalus (NPH) in Might, solely third events have given updates about his situation. Now, the Piano Man himself has opened up about his present well being.
“I really feel wonderful. My stability sucks,” Joel mentioned on the latest episode of Invoice Maher’s Membership Random podcast. “It’s like being a ship… It was once referred to as ‘water on the mind.’ Now, it’s referred to as Regular Stress Hydrocephalus.”
Persevering with, Joel mentioned docs are uncertain of the reason for his situation. “They don’t actually know… I assumed it should be from consuming,” he mentioned. “I really feel good. They maintain referring to what I’ve as a mind dysfunction, so it sounds quite a bit worse than what I’m feeling.”
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Watch the total episode beneath. The section about Joel’s well being begins across the three-minute mark.
In a separate interview with PEOPLE, Joel supplied an analogous replace. “I do know lots of people are fearful about me and my well being, however I’m okay,” he mentioned. “What I’ve is one thing only a few folks find out about, together with me, regardless of how a lot you attempt to analysis it. I’m doing my greatest to work with it and to get well from it.”
“It was like being on a ship on a regular basis,” he added. “It was scary, however I’m okay. I simply wished to let folks know, don’t fear about me being deathly unwell or something.”
Earlier than these interviews, Howard Stern relayed an replace about Joel’s situation on his SiriusXM radio program in early June, saying the artist wished followers to know: “I’m not dying.” Extra just lately, one of many administrators of the Billy Joel documentary, And So It Goes, mentioned Joel was “therapeutic” from NPH by doing bodily remedy.
The primary a part of Billy Joel: And So It Goes premiered on HBO Max this previous Friday, with Half 2 coming to the streamer on Friday, July twenty fifth.
Make sure to learn our breakdown of the largest revelations from the documentary.