According to the recent news, the 86-year-old singer, Kris, is said to be dead. While it might just be a death hoax, Kristofferson had struggled with a few health issues in past years.
Born on June 22, 1936, Kristofferson was previously said to have Alzheimer’s or dementia, which later turned out to be Lyme disease. This news shocked everyone when people learned about it on Rolling Stones.
The doctors have warned Kris for years that he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease as his memory has rapidly declined. However, when the diagnosis was proven wrong, and he instead had Lyme disease, this realization enabled the then 80-year-old country artist to regain control of his health.
Post-treatment, he was already on the road, doing everything he loved, and being his irreverent self. His most recent health update was taken in 2019 when a specialist in California was treating him. In a 2021 Variety article, Tamara Saviano, Kristofferson’s longtime manager, stated that the singer is “very healthy and in terrific shape.”
