Brian May’s wife, Anita Dobson recently gave an update on the legendary musician’s health after he suffered a stroke earlier this year.
During a new interview with The Mirror, Dobson opened up on his health.
“He’s much better now, he’s stabilised now, which is brilliant. I just hope we don’t have any more reoccurrence.” She continued, “He’s got the use of that arm, which was a bit of a challenge, back now. So, yeah, he’s good to go now. He’s playing the piano quite a lot in the house. He likes a lot of Beethoven. I love it – the piano in the house is really, just very relaxing.”
“He didn’t actually try [to play an instrument] until after he’d recovered quite a bit. And then he very slowly started to pick up an acoustic guitar and gradually just exercise the muscles. And it very quickly came back,” Dobson added.
The Queen guitarist shared the news of the health scare with fans in a September social media post and assured them that he was recuperating. May explained that the ‘minor stroke’ came suddenly and left him temporarily unable to control one of his arms. He described the incident as ‘a little scary.’ However, he praised the ‘fantastic’ medical care he received.
“I’m OK and doing what I’m told, which is basically nothing,” he said. “I’m grounded, I’m not allowed to go out, drive, get on a plane, I’m not allowed to raise the heart rate too high. But I am good.”
Queen finished a tour with Adam Lambert in February and has no upcoming live shows scheduled at the moment. However, Queen Extravaganza, the official Queen tribute band, is set to embark on a UK and Ireland tour in 2025 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’
