He is expected to face "a long, difficult road to recovery" with around-the-clock care and months of rehabilitation A GoFundMe campaign has been launched after singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a “debilitating” stroke while on tour recently. READ MORE: Katie Gavin: “The coolest thing would be if this became some young people’s record they associate with growing up” The alt-rock musician was out on tour with Hanson earlier this month when he suffered a major stroke, Sweet’s manager Russell Carter revealed in a statement to Entertainment Weekly . Carter explained of the situation: “Matthew was quickly admitted to Toronto Western Hospital where he was put into excellent care and taken out of immediate danger.
Matthew was transferred to a rehabilitation center back home in Omaha today where he will undergo extensive therapy. He is now on a long, difficult road to recovery.” Matthew Sweet.
Credit: Michael Tullberg/Getty Images The musician’s team has since set up the GoFundMe fundraiser to aid in paying for his medical bills, which campaign organiser Catherine Lyons estimates could be “close to a quarter of a million dollars.” Catherine Lyons, a member of the Russell Carter Artist Management team in Atlanta, wrote on the campaign page: “The doctors and hospital care in Toronto were instrumental in saving Matthew’s life but health care is not free for Americans in Canada. He must now be flown back to the States on an ambulance transport plane with m.