Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins Insists He’s ‘Ready To Fight This Disease’ Following ALS Diagnosis
etcanada.comZac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins is opening up about his ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) diagnosis. The musician, who recently told fans about his health in a social media video surrounded by his bandmates, spoke about what first went through his mind when he learned he had the disease in December 2021.
He said on “Good Morning America”: “I don’t believe that I have ever truly had anxiety until this. I am super blessed to have this many incredible people that are lifting me up and it makes it better.
It makes me feel less worried and far less anxious. I have sort of shaken the anxiety.” Hopkins, 51, who lives in Atlanta with his wife of 14 years, Jennifer, and their three daughters, Sarah Grace, 13, and twins Lily Faith and Margaret Hope, 10, first noticed a decline in his motor functions 3 years ago.
He shared, “I’m starting to slur, right now I feel pretty good today but I can’t jump up from the chair and run down the hallway, I would fall.
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