Michael Boltons Kids Noticed These Weird Symptoms Before Dads Brain Cancer Diagnosis

Michael Bolton had "super weird" symptoms before ultimately being diagnosed with brain cancer, his daughter recalled.Medios y Media via Getty ImagesMichael Bolton’s family began noticing “weird” symptoms in the days before the singer was diagnosed with brain cancer.His daughter Taryn told People magazine that family members took notice of Bolton’s behavior when he was bowling.Advertisement Bolton bowled out of turn three times during an outing in late 2023, behavior Taryn would describe as “super weird.” “That was when we were like, ‘Something’s wrong with his brain,’” Taryn shared, in an article published on Wednesday.“Everything that happened was weird for him but not super alarming.
When you look back at everything together … We missed so many things.” Taryn said the family noticed other out-of-character moments earlier in the night, even before they went bowling.Advertisement “He fell out of his chair to the left, which is very unusual.He’s super athletic, and he doesn’t drink,” Taryn said.
“So he fell, and we were like, ‘What just happened?’”Michael Bolton, now cancer-free, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2023.Jason LaVeris via Getty ImagesAfter experiencing a bad headache, Bolton went to the hospital and underwent an MRI that showed he had a tumor.Advertisement After the tumor was removed, doctors confirmed the singer had glioblastoma, a type of cancer that grows rapidly and is more common in older adults.The now-72-year-old publicly announced in January last year that he had undergone surgery to remove a brain tumor, which forced him to cancel upcoming shows.Enjoy HuffPost Entertainment — Ad FreeYour Support Fuels Our MissionYour Support Fuels Our MissionWe're bringing you the exclusives, scoops and hot takes on the news all your friends are talking about.Join our loyalty program to support our work and go ad-free.We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism...