Randy Travis Revisits 2013 Stroke as 40th Anniversary Honors 1986 Debut Album
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Randy Travis Revisits 2013 Stroke as 40th Anniversary Honors 1986 Debut Album
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Summary
Five and a half months in the hospital followed what Randy Travis and his wife Mary said began as a 2013 doctor visit for congestion, ending in a life-threatening stroke and partial paralysis.
A blood clot in his heart caused the massive stroke after Travis was hospitalized for congestive heart failure tied to viral cardiomyopathy, Mary said in a new interview.
At a June 3 event at The Nashville Palace, the couple said faith sustained them through the crisis and that the ordeal strengthened their marriage.
The celebration also marked 40 years since Travis' 1986 debut album "Storms of Life," with a ribbon-cutting for a Randy Travis Room at the venue.
Travis, now 67, went on to build a Hall of Fame career that includes seven Grammys and multiple platinum albums after modest early hopes for his first record.