The Country Music Hall of Famer tells
People that he knew something was wrong for more than six months preceding the routine medical checkup that led to his surgery. He d felt a tightness in his chest and shortness of breath in the months prior to his diagnosis, but even so, he admits, when his doctors advised that he undergo an angiogram after a six-month health checkup yielded concerning results, he nearly decided to put it off for a week since he and his wife, Sharon White, were slated to visit their son, Luke, and his wife Rosemary as they got ready for the birth of their son.
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Ricky Skaggs knew something was wrong. For more than six months, the country music and bluegrass legend found himself getting winded easily. He noticed a tightness in his chest that was never there before. And then, there was the shortness of breath that would hit him when he least expected it.
Maybe it was stress.
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Maybe it was acid reflux.
Or maybe, it was something far more serious.
But, much like the rest of us, the Country Music Hall of Famer didn t have much time to dwell on these troubling symptoms. He had much on his plate in 2020. After spending a good portion of January and February out doing shows, Skaggs and his crew found themselves off the road and without a paycheck due to various COVID-19 lockdowns starting in March. At home, Skaggs and his wife Sharon White had been busy caring for her elderly fathe