"Calling it his "Where Have I Been Monologue," Glover explained that he first started experiencing symptoms before his New Orleans show in September 2024. "I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana, and I did the show anyway," he said. "I couldn't really see well. So when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital. And the doctor was like, 'You had a stroke.'" Glover joked that his first thought upon hearing that was " Oh, here I am still copying . ""
"Last year, Glover announced a final tour as Childish Gambino. He canceled half of the dates mid-tour, citing "an ailment that had become apparent" on tour. "My path to recovery is something I need to confront seriously," Glover wrote at the time. We now know that ailment was a stroke, the treatment for which revealed a hole in Glover's heart as the underlying condition. "So I had this surgery, and then I had to have another surgery," he said at Camp Flog Gnaw."
Donald Glover experienced stroke symptoms before his New Orleans show in September 2024, performing despite severe head pain and impaired vision. A hospital visit in Houston resulted in a stroke diagnosis, and treatment uncovered a hole in his heart that required surgery followed by a second surgery. He canceled half of his final Childish Gambino tour dates to prioritize recovery and confront his health seriously. The health scare prompted reflection on luck and the preciousness of life, referencing the idea that 'everybody has two lives' and expressing gratitude and openness to another life.
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