FANS of the country music legend Alan Jackson have called on him to “get well” amid his ongoing health battle.
The icon, 64, was diagnosed with the neurological condition Charcot Marie-Tooth disease more than 10 years ago.
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CMT isn’t life-threatening but Jackson admitted that it’s affected his balance and ability to walk.
Thousands of country music fans have offered their well-wishes to the star in their droves as rumors swirled about his health.
One worried supporter said: “Please get well so you can keep playing and singing your beautiful music.”
But, fans appeared to be comforted after a new picture of Jackson was shared online.
A post on his Facebook page revealed that 10 of his signature Stetsons will be auctioned.
And, Jackson was wearing his trademark cowboy hat in the photo.
Fans claimed that no one could wear the Stetson better than Jackson.
Jackson recently shared a throwback snap of himself performing on stage with George Strait, who is known as the “King of Country”.
Fans said that the artists were their “favorites”, with some hoping the pair could team up to make a new song.
It comes after bizarre rumors swirled on the internet claiming Jackson had died.
The baseless speculation was debunked after a clip of the music star was shared online which was captioned: “Still living that honky tonk dream y’all”.
Jackson revealed that he’s “definitely lived” the American dream.
The clip was taken at the 2022 Country Music Association Awards last week, where he received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
He told fans: “Country music has been real good to me and I fell in love with it when I was a young man.”
“I really love the instruments, the steel guitars and the fiddles and things like that that gave it such a unique character to me and made it its own,” he continued.
“And I love the lyrics and the songs and the artists and the melodies and the harmonies. It’s just a real American music to me.”
Fans said they were praying for Jackson after he shared a heartwarming family snap on Thanksgiving.
Some claimed that they couldn’t recognize the star as he was without his signature cowboy hat.
Last September, the singer opened up on his CMT disease diagnosis.
He told TODAY at the time: “I have this neuropathy and neurological disease.
“It’s genetic that I inherited from my daddy … There’s no cure for it, but it’s been affecting me for years.
“And it’s getting more and more obvious. And I know I’m stumbling around on stage.
Symptoms of CMT can include foot drop, loss of lower leg muscles, and weakness of the hips, legs, and feet.
It can also cause numbness in the foot or leg.
The debilitating condition affects fewer than 200,000 people across the US, according to the National Institutes of Health.