Sufjan Stevens, the indie-rock singer-songwriter, mentioned in a remark on his web page on Wednesday that he was once in restoration from an extraordinary neurological situation referred to as Guillain-Barré syndrome that had taken away his skill to stroll, pronouncing he were hospitalized for a number of weeks however was once anticipated to recuperate.

“Remaining month I awoke one morning and couldn’t stroll,” Stevens mentioned on his web page. “My fingers, legs and arms had been numb and tingling and I had no power, no feeling, no mobility.”

The musician mentioned that his brother drove him to an emergency room and that neurologists recognized him with the autoimmune dysfunction, which will purpose muscle weak spot and paralysis. He was once handled with immunoglobulin infusions, which he mentioned had been efficient, and was once ultimately transferred to rehab for in depth bodily treatment, noting that most of the people with the situation discover ways to stroll once more inside of a 12 months.

“My docs did the entire issues to stay me alive and stabilize my situation,” Stevens mentioned. “I owe them my existence.”

Stevens has a brand new album, referred to as “Javelin,” popping out subsequent month. He famous that his well being had avoided him from taking part within the album’s promotion.

“I’m handiest in my 2nd week of rehab however it’s going actually smartly and I’m running actually arduous to get again on my ft,” he mentioned. “I’m dedicated to getting higher, I’m in just right spirits, and I’m surrounded via a actually nice group.”