“He said, 'You can tell people I’m not dying'. He wants people to know that”: Howard Stern gives Billy Joel fans a good-news update following the star’s brain disorder diagnosis

Howard Stern and Billy Joel.

Last week Billy Joel was forced to cancel all upcoming performance commitments following a diagnosis that he is suffering from a rare brain disorder. Now, in a message relayed via The Howard Jones Radio Show, Joel wants his fans to know exactly how he’s doing.

Joel has been diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) which is caused by excess fluid building up in the brain’s ventricles. This leads to greater pressure, which compresses brain tissue, leading to issues with hearing, vision and balance that are often mistaken for dementia.