Billy Joel's wife remains 'hopeful' as legendary musician battles brain disorder

Billy Joel's woman Alexis remained optimistic astir her husband's betterment days aft revealing the "Piano Man" was diagnosed with a encephalon upset and subsequently canceled his upcoming unrecorded performances.

The "Uptown Girl" vocalist was diagnosed with normal unit hydrocephalus (NPH), which affects his vision, proceeding and balance, according to a societal media station connected Joel's account.

"Thank you for the outpouring of emotion and support," Alexis wrote connected Joel's Instagram page. "We are truthful grateful for the fantastic attraction and swift diagnosis we received." 

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Billy Joel's woman Alexis is hopeful astir her husband's betterment pursuing encephalon upset diagnosis. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images for The Everglades Foundation)

She continued, "Bill is beloved by truthful many, and to us, helium is simply a begetter and hubby who is astatine the halfway of our world. We are hopeful for his recovery. We look guardant to seeing you each successful the future." 

The "We Didn't Star the Fire" instrumentalist joined his 4th wife, Alexis Roderick, during a astonishment wedding connected July 4, 2015. The mates has 2 daughters together.

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Joel, 76, announced his NPH diagnosis Friday, and said that the information had been "exacerbated by caller performance performances, starring to problems with hearing, imaginativeness and balance."

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The connection continued, "Under his doctor’s instructions, Billy is undergoing circumstantial carnal therapy and has been advised to refrain from performing during this betterment period. Billy is thankful for the fantabulous attraction helium is receiving and is afloat committed to prioritizing his health."

Alexis and Billy joined successful the Hamptons during a astonishment wedding connected July 4, 2015. ( Myrna Suarez/WireImage)

NPH is simply a information that happens erstwhile cerebrospinal fluid builds up wrong the skull and presses connected the brain. This information is astir apt to hap successful radical implicit property 65. Treating this information involves country to implant a shunt to drain excess fluid from the wrong of the skull, according to the Cleveland Clinic. 

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On Saturday, Joel's ex-wife, Christie Brinkley, sent emotion to her erstwhile spouse pursuing his diagnosis. The supermodel was joined to Joel from 1985-94, and the erstwhile mates has 1 daughter, Alexa Ray, together.

"Dear Billy, the full Brinkley pack is sending you tons of emotion and bully wishes for a afloat and speedy recovery," she wrote successful the Instagram caption alongside a video of her and girl Sailor Brinkley Cook dancing astatine 1 of Joel's concerts. 

Brinkley and Joel were joined for 9 years, earlier getting divorced successful August 1994. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffanate/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

"I was looking for immoderate cute photos of you and Alexa to nonstop you, erstwhile I came crossed this clip from a caller concert. It made maine laughter ... but it besides reminded maine of each the joyousness you create, and each the sensational sing-alongs you’ve [led]. You crook an arena of strangers into a surviving country afloat of friends arsenic we each sway successful unison."

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She added, "I’m definite I’m speaking for everyone successful that country erstwhile I accidental delight instrumentality bully attraction of yourself, we each privation you backmost successful that achromatic blistery spotlight, you’re OUR soft man. And we’re ever successful the temper for your melodies and we each anticipation you’re feeling alright! We Love You, the kids, maine and an arena oregon two!"

The "New York State of Mind" singer-songwriter's performance cancellation comes months aft helium rescheduled respective performances owed to a "medical condition."

Joel postponed circuit dates earlier this twelvemonth to retrieve from a "recent country and to acquisition carnal therapy nether the supervision of his doctors." The circuit was expected to resume successful Pittsburgh connected July 5.

Billy Joel antecedently postponed a drawstring of concerts owed to an chartless aesculapian issue. (Getty Images)

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During Joel's show connected Feb. 22 astatine the Mohegan Sun Arena successful Uncasville, Connecticut, the singer-songwriter tripped aft helium tossed his mic basal to a unit subordinate astatine the extremity of "It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me," but helium rapidly recovered, according to Rolling Stone.

In 2024, Joel released "Turn the Lights Back On," his archetypal caller azygous since 2007.

Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez and Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.