Country music singer Raul Malo of the Mavericks has had a difficult fall, and year before that.

A month ago, Malo posted an update to the Mavericks’ Instagram account consisting of a video of him playing guitar along with an emotional message updating his fans on his health. “Things have taken a turn,” he wrote.

“I’ve developed something called LMD, which stands for ‘get this (expletive) out of my head,’” Malo wrote. “Treatment for this is radiation, which I will start tomorrow. We will probably jump into some chemo, and are even looking at alternative therapies. But it’s time to take your words to heart of resting and recovering, so that’s what I’m going to do.”

The message continued that all shows going forward would be canceled.

This week, the Mavericks and Malo’s family offered

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