Jenina 14,997 Posted June 8, 2024 Share Posted June 8, 2024 "Tucson icon Linda Ronstadt lost her capacity to speak and hear after a second bout of COVID earlier this year. Her health, Linda wrote, has been “icky.” After a trip to Tucson this February for the gem show, she came down with a second case of COVID. Complicated by her Parkinson’s, it laid her low. She was hospitalized twice. When she came out, she had lost her capacity for speech, for hearing, and for walking. She immediately entered physical therapy. This was staggering news. We’ve heard the word “unfair” thrown around casually and pathetically these days. That is ridiculous. What is really unfair is a songbird locked out of the world of sound. The good news, according to Linda, is that she’s receiving attentive, around-the-clock care. She is regaining her power of speech through hard work, and she sounded familiar and articulate in a recent phone call. Her hearing loss, on the other hand, is probably permanent." https://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-linda-ronstadt-covid-music/article_07da06b4-1ebd-11ef-901b-9bc496e9d193.html cool 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4th Time Around 4,156 Posted June 8, 2024 Share Posted June 8, 2024 (edited) Linda has been one of my all time favorite artists as long as I can remember She has been so strong in the face of adversity, first Parkinsons caused her to lose that incredible voice and now this. Life is incredibly cruel and unfair sometimes Edited June 8, 2024 by King of the Fall Hey, I'm king of the world, you ought to hear my song, you come on measure me, I'm twenty inches long 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 19,547 Posted June 8, 2024 Share Posted June 8, 2024 Yeah, my hearing has kind of gone to **** after I developed Long COVID. It’s one of the lesser discussed side effects of the virus (at least 50% of individuals with post-COVID symptoms reported perceived or detectable hearing loss). Similar thing happened to Paul Simon: caught COVID again, lost most of his hearing and ended up having to retire from performing live music because of it. This **** ain’t a joke, I fear. We have forgotten our public MANNERS 3 1 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippy 12,253 Posted June 8, 2024 Share Posted June 8, 2024 Linda! Blue Bayou (Lago Azul) will forever remain one of my favorite songs. She will forever be such a legend and I only wish for her to continue getting healthy and to recover TMBT 3.22.11 // TBTWB 1.17.13 // ArtRAVE 6.3.14 // C2CT 5.28.15 // TJWT 8.13.17 // Chromatica World Tour 9.8.22 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOT 2,921 Posted June 8, 2024 Share Posted June 8, 2024 6 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: Yeah, my hearing has kind of gone to **** after I developed Long COVID. It’s one of the lesser discussed side effects of the virus (at least 50% of individuals with post-COVID symptoms reported perceived or detectable hearing loss). Similar thing happened to Paul Simon: caught COVID again, lost most of his hearing and ended up having to retire from performing live music because of it. This **** ain’t a joke, I fear. I had no idea of that side-effect of long covid. I'm sorry to read about your problem and I hope your hearing improves. Very sad news about Linda (and Paul Simon). Covid is no longer at the forefront of most of our thoughts, but this news serves as a reminder of what a danger it has been and is 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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