Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant has issued an update on the health of his daughter, Taylor, who was rushed to the emergency room last week after experiencing numbness on the right side of her body. “It is a mass on her brain,” the singer said, noting that a few of the blood vessels “erupted and exploded,” causing bleeding in her head. According to Mount Sinai, a cavernoma, or cavernous hemangioma, can either be congenital or form later in life.
Although some people are genetically predisposed to cavernous malformations, which can grow to be several inches wide, most cases occur randomly. In addition to limb weakness and bleeding in the brain, symptoms may include headaches, seizures, and vision problems. “Right now, they’re telling us [it’s not cancer], and that’s a great, great thing in Jesus’s hands, and by you praying and helping us, he’s hearing our prayers for Taylor,” Van Zant said.
The musician—whose daughter Linsday died in 2018 at the age of 35 after battling cancer—said the entire ordeal has been a “very scary time” for his family, including his wife, Lisa, and their two other daughters, Kristen and Harmony. “But due to your prayer and the will of God, she is at our house now and resting,” he said, adding that his daughter must make several lifestyle changes, such as dietary adjustments, as instructed by her physician. Ronnie Van Zant, who served as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s founding member and original lead singer, was killed in a.
