Randy Travis had just a “1% chance of survival” following his 2013 hospitalization for viral cardiomyopathy.
His wife, Mary, whom he wed in 2015, revealed the news in an interview with Fox News Digital published Friday, recalling the country music legend’s devastating health crisis more than a decade ago.
“They had already told us he had a 1% chance of survival. And that was the first couple of days in the hospital,” Mary told the outlet.
“So here we are, five and a half months later, he’s still here. He’s still improving,” she added of her thoughts at the time while noting that Randy, now 67, came out of his second brain surgery “with flying colors.”
She also recalled doctors telling them Randy didn’t “have any chance” following his first brain surgery, before they began to see “the glimmers of hope and the hand of God” in his recovery.
Randy later suffered a stroke, prompting the couple to spend the next three years attending rehabilitation every day. Mary said they remained “very quiet and out of the limelight” during that period.
She went on to say that Randy eventually “got tired” of treatment and decided to “go live life,” which included continuing to work on his music.
The country music legend released his first full album of original music in more than 18 years, “Same Old Way,” on Friday. Mary said that simply being with Randy is “such an inspiration” to her.
She also said that if Randy hadn’t been in a coma and had been aware of his surroundings, he likely would’ve thanked the nurses whenever they had to “cut him or stick him or poke him.”
“That was Randy Travis,” she added.
Mary went on to explain how much the album’s release means to her, recalling that before Randy’s stroke, they thought “the world was an oyster” and that he would go on to release “so many more” albums.
She described the latest release as a “miracle,” adding, “Life is so precious and so fragile, but it’s so wonderful also. And to be able to do something like this, it’s pretty monumental. It doesn’t happen often that somebody has the opportunity to do this after a life-changing moment.”
Randy’s friends and family members were reportedly “frantic” and “extremely worried” as the country music legend remained in critical condition at a Dallas, Texas, hospital in July 2013, where he was being treated for acquired viral cardiomyopathy.
Page Six previously reported that Randy, who was 54 at the time, later received an implant known as the world’s smallest heart pump to help improve blood flow to his heart.
Later that same month, Randy was recovering from surgery following a stroke and interacting with friends and family members while on a ventilator. By then, the country music legend was off his heart pump and had begun the early stages of physical therapy.
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