Two weeks ago, Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after performing in Arizona. All we were told in the days after was that he was recovering, and that he was forced to cancel all his upcoming shows through the end of August. Now, we know more, from the man himself.

Yesterday, Colt updated fans on how he’s progressing after the incident. He also explained what exactly happened, and how close he was to dying.

Ford says that he was on his tour bus after the show, and that’s all he remembers until he woke up in a hospital bed surrounded by his fiancée and his son. He relays what he was told: that he collapsed, and was technically dead on his tour bus before being revived. He died again on the way to the hospital and was revived a second time. Eventually emergency surgery was done to put in three stents. And Colt believes he’s still here for a reason. “They brought me back, they saved my life. The Lord had more for me to do. I have more music to make, and hopefully some more differences to make in people’s life.”

Source: TasteOfCountry