Sufjan Stevens Hospitalized, Relearning To Walk After Guillain-Barré Left Him Immobile

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Sufjan Stevens, the Oscar-nominated indie singer-songwriter, has been hospitalized with Guillain-Barré syndrome and is relearning to walk after the neurological disorder left him with what he says was “no strength, no feeling, no mobility.” In a Tumblr post today, Stevens addressed his slow recovery and ongoing hospitalization, explaining why he has not been participating in “press and promotion” for the upcoming Oct.

6 release of his album Javelin. “I’m very excited about having new music to share,” he writes, “but I just wanted to let you know that one of the reasons why I haven’t been able to participate in the press and promotion leading up to the release of Javelin is bc I am in the hospital.

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.” He signed the post, “yours truly from a wheelchair, Sufjan Stevens.” Read the entire message below.

Stevens, who also posted a photo of himself in the hospital, continued, “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 auto immune disorder called Guillian-Barre Syndrome.