Country Singer Colt Ford's 'Condition Steadily Improving' But 'Remains In The ICU'

Country singer Colt Ford remains in the ICU after he suffered from a heart attack shortly after wrapping his show at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row in Gilbert, Arizona on Thursday, April 4.

The 53-year-old country music singer has previously battled eye cancer and has an autoimmune disease called Myasthenia Gravis.

After the news broke, many country artists took to social media to send their prayers to Colt Ford.

'Thank all of you for your prayers!" Brantley Gilbert wrote. "And please keep 'em coming. Colt is alive, putting up a fight, and has a shot."

"God bless all of you and continue to pray," he added.

Charlie Rhymer expressed, "My bud Colt Ford is still battling for his life. Please keep the prayers and love coming."

"Prayers currently going out to Colt Ford, may you recover from this heart attack," Jeff G. said, adding, "Having known issues may explain yesterday’s event after his show at Brantley Gilbert’s club in Arizona.

According to his rep, who spoke to The Blast on Monday, April 8, "Ford remains in the ICU, with his condition steadily improving in a positive direction. At this time, his family is requesting privacy and appreciates your continued thoughts and prayers."

Ford completed the show on Thursday, but shortly after he left the stage, sirens were heard blaring in response to Ford's heart attack. He was rushed to the ICU, where he remains today.

Kelli Williams, who watched Ford perform on Thursday, spoke to 12News, explaining that “the only thing I’d say is toward the end he kind of looked tired, but, I mean, he went 110% and he was all over the stage and interacting with the crowd.”

The country music singer recently revealed that he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Myasthenia Gravis, which he says "affects the muscles in your face, your eyes, and your throat. It hadn't really affected my throat, but it really affected my eye. I had no control over my right eye."

He continued to tell Taste Of Country that "it really messes with your vision. I could see perfectly out of either eye, but then I would look together and I'd see three of you and you would be melting together like a lava lamp."

The 53-year-old country music singer also revealed he had eye cancer, resulting in chemotherapy.

"I went to a doctor in Georgia that specialized in cataracts and all that stuff, and I remember them saying, 'This ain't good' and 'You gotta get this out,'" he told People at the time. "They wanted me to go see a cornea specialist, Dr. Uyen Tran, in Nashville, and that's when I started getting really nervous."

“The doctor told me I was a week to 10 days from having to go on full chemo," the artist added.

In 2017, Colt Ford released his sixth studio album, 'Love Hope Faith', an album that he says he was "nervous" about.

“I’ve been more nervous about this record than ever, and I think this is the best record I’ve ever made,” the singer-songwriter told Billboard at the time. “I pushed myself further than I ever have as an artist. But, I still maintained who I am. I still have things on the album like ‘My Truck’ for those hard-core country fans that love the way I got here. I don’t want to forget that, and I never will, but I pushed myself with a lot of other songs on this record where people will say ‘Man, that’s you?’ I love that.”

He also reflected on how far he has come, telling the outlet, “It’s funny to think about where I started, and everybody would say I was so far over in left field. Now, I’m more toward the center, and a lot of them are more toward the left."

Adding, "If you ever had any doubts about me being country, or me being who I’ve said I am, you hear these songs, and you think otherwise, I don’t know what else to tell you. You just clearly don’t want to like me.”