Country singer talked about playing while receiving treatment
At the time of his June 2023 performance, Toby Keith told fans via The Oklahoman he was wanting to perform through treatment.
“And I’m thinking about bringing the band in and setting up, playing two or three days somewhere just to see if I can get through two hours,” he said.
“All I gotta do is see if I can get through two or three nights of work and get a little break in this chemo, and we’ll go back to work… I’m ready. That’s living.”
‘You never know with cancer’
Toby Keith performed in June 2023 for the first time after receiving his devastating cancer diagnosis.
“Basically, everything is in a real positive trend,” he told fans via The Oklahoman.
“You never know with cancer, so you have to prepare.
“I’ve got more wind.”
The Toby Keith Foundation
Keith started the Toby Keith Foundation in 2006.
The mission of the charity is to help kids diagnosed with cancer in Oklahoma.
In 2014, he expanded the foundation to include OK Kids Korral, which offers pediatric cancer patients and their families a place to stay while being treated.
Fans grieve country legend
Toby Keith fans have taken to social media to mourn his loss.
Country singer was first diagnosed in 2022
Toby Keith was diagnosed with stomach cancer in June 2022.
Keith, known for his hit track Should’ve Been a Cowboy, opened up about his battle with the illness just last month.
He described cancer as a “rollercoaster.”
“So it’s like, you just sit here and wait on it to go away, and it may never go away,” he told News 9.
Who are Toby Keith’s children?
On March 24, 1984, Toby Keith and Tricia Lucus tied the knot after three years of dating.
Following their nuptials, Toby adopted Tricia’s first daughter Shelley, who was born in 1980.
A year in the wake of their wedding ceremony, the pair welcomed their second child together.
On September 30, 1985, their second daughter Krystal was born.
The couple waited over a decade to welcome their third child together.
Sometime in 1997, Toby and Tricia’s only son Stelen was born.
