Paul Cauthen performs at the Palomino Stage during the 2024 Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 26, 2024 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)Getty Images for Stagecoach
The country music world was stunned this week as Paul Cauthen took to Instagram to let fans know where he has been.
A post to the social media site back in early February announced that the country and country rock star was taking time away from the road to “take care of his mental and physical health.”
And that was a decision that may have saved the 39-year-old’s life because in his video Thursday he announced he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. That, of course, was a shock for many, and Cauthen’s announcement was flooded with support and prayers.
“You’ve got this brother,” Tony Martinez responded. “So glad you did listen to yourself and get checked out. You’re gonna be just fine.”
“Sending lots of love and prayers your way, friend!” Mollianna Scates responded. “God’s got you in every breath and every step.”
“Love you Paul,” another person wrote. “Thanks for being real and honest. Prayers for your ongoing health. We need you around.”
There were plenty more comments like that and you can see them on the post below:
A post shared by Paul Cauthen (@paulcauthen)
In his video, Cauthen got right to addressing where he has been since February.
“I know, I have kind of been blacked out and you know, not really present online,” he said. “But just know that it has been for the right reasons.
Cauthen explained that he got pneumonia while he was out on the road and was “taking a bunch of steroids to get me through those shows.”
“But something woke me up, and I was blue in my lips and white my face, and it just scared the hell out of me,” he said. “I went up to the front of the bus, and talked to my bus driver, Tony, and I was like, ‘Where are we?’ I looked out the front of the bus window, and it said Des Moines International Airport next exit. I flew home. I kind of shoo myself and listened to myself for the first time in a long time.”
Cauthen said he decided to go to the Cooper Clinic in Dallas after he got healthy for a few weeks because he “wanted to get my body checked out.”
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