Billy Joels wife says singers health has to take priority after he postponed tour due to medical condition

Billy Joel’s wife, Alexis Roderick Joel, is speaking out about her journey with endometriosis. Alexis, who has been married to the 75-year-old rock legend since 2015, struggled with debilitating symptoms, misdiagnoses and failed surgeries for years before later discovering that she was suffering from the frequently misunderstood condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.During the time in which Alexis was battling her then-unknown disease and experiencing chronic pain, she was also raising her two young children and accompanying Billy while he performed at concerts around the world. While speaking with Fox News Digital, Alexis admitted that being on tour with Billy and her children while dealing with the symptoms of endometriosis had been “really rough.”“I was doing it, but I was not doing it very well,” she said. Alexis continued, “So, especially with kids, if you’ve ever traveled with children and done a time zone change, that alone is an insane situation.So, if you add in also having a husband, that requires time and attention — you know, he’s working, we’re not vacationing.

And me going through what I’m going through, it was really rough. “Luckily, when he’s touring, we have a lot of support, which was really helpful,” And it was huge.So I’m lucky in that I do have people to help me.

And you have to, because you reach your limit.I mean, there’s nothing you can do.”Alexis and the “Piano Man’ singer share daughters Della, 9, and Remy, 7.Billy is also father to daughter Alexa Ray Joel, 39, whom he shares with his ex-wife Christie Brinkley, 71.Alexis explained that it was an especially challenging time because neither she nor Billy knew what was causing her symptoms.“We all entered this not knowing anything about it, I think as most of us do,” she explained.

“And it’s difficult because I know that I didn’t feel well.” “And I also know I didn’t want him to tell ...