The singer shared the news on his Instagram on Tuesday, with the caption “A little health update” under the video.
“I’m young, I feel healthy, and the treatments I will say have just come so far, even in the past five years,” he continued. “Even life expectancy just far exceeds what it used to be and, I don’t know, I feel really hopeful. I really do.”
Kelley likened sharing the news of his health with his sobriety journey: “Just getting this stuff off your chest is so freeing, and it takes the power away from it a little bit that we want to let y’all know what was going on. But we’re going to get through it. You know, I think in sobriety it’s all about one day at a time and that we’re not in control, and so that’s the way we’re looking at it.”
The singer concluded the video by sharing that he is “hopeful” and will “try” to let fans in throughout the journey. “It’s just another hurdle, and you know, I’m confident that we’re going to get through it.”
From Dec. 10 through 21, the group will perform a run of Christmas shows as part of the “This Winter’s Night” tour.
