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The country singer calls his recovery a “miracle,” and credits his 5-year-old grandson with helping him through the scare<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tBilly Ray Cyrus<\/a> has a lot to celebrate with his new album, The Hill<\/em>, arriving on June 16, but he had other hills to conquer, including a health crisis, before reaching this point. In a new interview, he revealed that he suffered a near-fatal experience with sepsis in 2024. He noted how the health crisis led to a subsequent diagnosis of temporary vocal paralysis.<\/p>\n \n\tIn his interview with People<\/a><\/em>, Cyrus didn\u2019t disclose too many details about the health scare, but said he was diagnosed with the condition back in 2024 and consequently faced vocal paralysis, describing the bout as a \u201cvery broken moment of my life.\u201d He called his bounce-back a \u201cmiracle\u201d crediting his grandson Bear (the 5-year-old son of Braison Cyrus<\/a>) for helping him see the light in a dark time.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMy little grandson Bear looked at me and said, \u2018Try again.\u2019 And up until that moment, he had never spoken to me at all. I wasn\u2019t even sure if he knew my name. In that moment I thought, \u2018He\u2019s telling you something.\u2019 Is it about love? Music? Somehow, I got to try again at both. So I\u2019m learning to try again.\u201d<\/p>\n