Country music star Ashley McBryde has revealed a devastating health scare that has now put her shows in jeopardy.
The 42-year-old singer begins her residency in Nashville on October 14 – but it seems that she needs time to heal ahead of her performances.
On August 6, the songwriter posted a video to her socials announcing – via written word on a notepad – that she has damaged her vocal cords.
‘Hi guys so… I hurt my throat,’ the first card read.
‘So no talking if I want to be able to sing to you.’
She then went on to write that it is a great opportunity to practice American Sign Language (ASL).
McBryde signed out examples like ‘Hi! Nice to meet you’ and ‘Good to see you!’
‘That way we don’t have to cancel meet and greets. Let’s try together,’ she wrote on the next card, and then flashed the ASL signals for ‘Let’s try together.’
Country singer Ashley McBryde announced that she damaged her vocal chords
The singer-songwriter told fans that in order to perform, she needed to rest her voice and refrain from talking – including at ongoing meet and greets
McBryde’s vocal issues come at a time when she’s preparing for her residency in Nashville
Throughout the entirety of the video, someone else used an exaggerated voice to read McBryde’s cards aloud.
In the caption for the video, McBryde wrote: ‘Trybe, doc says I’m working on busted up vocal cords.
‘The last thing I wanna do is cancel any meet greets or Heaven forbid SHOWS. So let’s try this for this week!’
And though fans are disappointed that some of their meet and greets will be more of just ‘meets,’ they have shown support for the singer in her comments.
‘Oh sweet Ashley. Take care of that voice. We all love it so!’ one fan commented.
Some even applauded the singer for remaining dedicated to continuing to see her fanbase.
‘You could definitely cancel these due to the situation and you’re not. That shows just how much you care!’ another fan said.
Other fans used humor to express their care.
McBryde encouraged fans to take the opportunity to practice American Sign Language (ASL) when meeting her
‘Can’t sing but you can write. I expect a new album out of this debacle. Get well soon,’ one fan wrote followed by a laughing emoji.
The healing time for damaged vocal chords can vary greatly, depending on how bad the damage is.
But typically injuries can resolve themselves within a week or two with measure like voice-rest – which McBryde seems dedicated to trying.
So depending on how disciplined she – and her fans – remain with sticking to ASL, her vocal chords could be all healed up and ready for her residency ahead of time.
