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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s frontman Johnny Van Zant has shared an update with fans after his band cancelled several of their remaining September tour dates, following a family health emergency.
Last week, a statement from the Florida band’s social media revealed that Van Zant’s youngest daughter, Taylor, needed to undergo emergency surgery after doctors found a mass on her brain.
On Sunday (29 September), the rock singer shared a video update explaining that Taylor had been diagnosed with a cavernomas, or cerebral cavernous malformation, which the NHS describes as a cluster of abnormal blood vessels typically found in the brain or spinal cord.
A cavernoma does not often cause symptoms, but it can lead to serious medical issues including bleeding, fits, headaches, neurological problems such as dizziness, slurred speech and balance problems, …