Country music star Clay Walker faces new multiple sclerosis challenges in 2025, undergoing surgery for balance issues while preparing for his first Ryman Auditorium headline show.
After nearly three decades of living with multiple sclerosis, country music star Clay Walker says his health has taken a turn.
The «She Won’t Be Lonely Long» singer says 2025 has tested his strength like never before as he faces a new wave of challenges from the disease he has battled since his 1996 diagnosis.
«[I’m] definitely going through a rough patch right now», Walker, 56, admitted to People in an interview. «At the beginning of the year, I noticed I was having a lot of difficulty with balance and walking, and it really started to worry me. I knew I had to do something.»
Walker underwent surgery in March to implant a baclofen pump — a device that delivers anti-spasticity medication directly into the spinal fluid to help relax muscles and ease stiffness, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
«The surgery gave me a lot of hope», he said. «But so far, you know, it’s not great. It hasn’t done what I wanted it to. Balance has been an issue lately.
