A fellow singer-songwriter, producer, session player, and side man, Abney requires surgery on a tear in his vocal cords.

Source: https://www.fwweekly.com/2023/04/26/abner-benefit-sunday-at-lolas/

Claudette Dion added that the rarity of the condition means there has been scant research into a cure: “The vocal cords are muscles, and the heart is also a muscle.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/celine-dion-sister-update-stiff-person-syndrome-b2466324.html

Preserving the vocal cords is something of an extreme sport.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-12850369/Heard-good-books-recently.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“The spasms affect every aspect of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to,” said Dion in December.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/celine-dion-cancels-entire-world-tour-due-to-ongoing-stiff-person-syndrome_n_6470ee5de4b091b09c2ceb20

Warm up your vocal cords for this one; it’s bound to be a massive, syrupy singalong.

Source: https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2023/11/03/air-supply-at-simmons-on-sunday