Colt Ford 'Steadily Improving' in ICU After Heart Attack: Report

Country music singer Colt Ford's condition is reportedly improving after he suffered a heart attack. The "Slow Ride" singer was rushed to a hospital in Arizona after performing at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row on April 6.

Colt Ford Heart Attack Update

According to People magazine, Ford remains in the Mayo Clinic intensive care unit in Scottsdale, Arizona.

"Ford remains in the ICU, with his condition steadily improving in a positive direction," a statement from Ford's family read. "At this time, his family is requesting privacy and appreciates your continued thoughts and prayers."

According to The New York Post, Ford suffered a heart attack after performing at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row on April 6. He was later transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale where he remained intensive care.

Colt Ford Health Issues Explored

In 2022, it was revealed that Ford was diagnosed with a condition called Myasthenia Gravis. According to the National Institute of Health, Myasthenia Gravis is a chronic neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the voluntary muscles.

Speaking to Taste of Country, Ford shared that the disease affected his eyes more than his throat or his face.

"It hadn't really affected my throat, but it really affected my eye. I had no control over my right eye," he disclosed in 2023. " 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."

However, Ford later said he had gotten a "lot better."

"I just feel great. My life is in a great place. I'm getting married in October. I found my person," he said in 2023. "And I'm just as happy and excited as I've ever been about music, which is kind of hard to believe. I feel like I'm not even done making my best music."

In 2021, he was diagnosed with eye cancer when his doctors told him that he was a week to 10 days away from receiving full chemotherapy treatment. (via People magazine)

"I had so many friends asking, 'Why didn't you tell me?'" he said at the time. "But I just thought everyone was dealing with so much stuff and stress."

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