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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Sufjan Stevens hospitalised with Guillain-Barré syndrome
Caption: Sufjan Stevens hospitalised with Guillain-Barré syndrome. In a lengthy Instagram post shared on Wednesday, the Grammy-nominated singer shared a selfie from hospital and updated fans on his condition. The Fourth of July singer, 48, wrote: ”Last month I woke up one morning and couldn't walk. My hands, arms and legs were numb and tingling and I had no strength, no feeling, no mobility.” “My brother drove me to the ER and after a series of tests - MRIs, EMGs, cat scans, X-rays, spinal taps (!), echo-cardiograms, etc. - the neurologists diagnosed me with an autoimmune disorder called Guillian-Barre Syndrome.” "Luckily there's treatment for this, they administer immuno-hemoglobin infusions for five days and pray that the disease doesn't spread to the lungs, heart and brain. Very scary, but it worked.” The singer shared that he owed the doctors his "life" and went on to reveal that he was currently undergoing "intensive physical therapy/occupational therapy, strength building etc to get my body back in shape and to learn to walk again” . ”It's a slow process, but they say I will 'recover,' it just takes a lot of time, patience and hard work.” Sufjan explained the illness was the reason for not doing interviews to promote his new album, Javelin, due for release on 6 October. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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