US EditionRandy Travis’ Wife Defied Doctor’s Advice to "Pull the Plug" During Stroke Recovery Battle
Mary defied doctors' advice to discontinue life support during Randy Travis' two-and-a-half-year stroke recovery, leading to his ongoing music career aided by artificial intelligence.
- In an Aug. 26 interview, Mary Travis refused doctors' advice to 'pull the plug' during Randy Travis's recovery, telling them she would 'fight with him' instead after they urged ending life support.
- In 2013, Randy Travis suffered a massive stroke following hospitalization for congestive heart failure tied to viral cardiomyopathy, with recovery complicated by hospital-acquired infections including staph, Serratia and Pseudomonas.
- Facing a 1% chance, Mary Travis said Randy Travis squeezed her hand and shed a tear, prompting her to keep fighting, adding, `I knew at that point in time, because he had every odd in the world against him.`
- Randy Travis has leaned on AI to recreate his voice for new releases, including 'Horses In Heaven' and 'Where That Came From', and he was honored with the ACM Milestone Award recently.
- Mary Travis anticipates more AI-assisted music using Randy Travis' vocal stems and the couple continues The More Life Tour with guest vocalist James Dupre, advocating ethical AI use.
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Randy Travis' Wife: Doctors Wanted Me to Pull the Plug
Randy Travis is still with us, and it appears we have his wife, Mary, to thank in part. In an interview with Fox News , Mary recalls the medical aftermath of the stroke then-54-year-old Travis suffered in 2013 , saying doctors advised her to "pull the plug." She said she was told...
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Randy Travis’ wife defied doctor’s advice to "pull the plug" during stroke recovery battle
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 22: Singer-songwriter Randy Travis and Mary Travis attend the Medallion Ceremony to celebrate 2017 hall of fame inductees Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed And Don Schlitz at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum)
Randy Travis' wife defied medical advice to 'pull the plug' during country star's stroke recovery battle
Mary Travis describes the crucial moment doctors told her to end Randy Travis' life support after his stroke, but she chose to keep fighting alongside him.
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