Of Mice & Men’s Austin Carlile, Suffering From Marfan Syndrome, Says He Won’t Get Better

The Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile suffers from Marfan Syndrome, an extremely rare fibrostic connective tissue disorder, and has been hospitalized multiple times, causing the band to take a break from touring.

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Many Of Mice & Men (affectionately known as OMM) fans have taken to social media to tell Carlile to get better and to hurry back to the band. The singer took time to write a sobering message to his fans on Twitter, explaining that he will never get better. Read the entire chain below.

FYI you don’t “get better” w/ Marfans. You GET BY. I’ve had foot, ear, rib, head, hip, back, & heart surgeries just so I can function/live.

— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016

all of you saying I should hurry up & get better what’s taking so long. I’ll never be better. you happy? I live EACH DAY as it comes. each

— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016

day is a battle. Marfan Syndrome is a fibrostic connective tissue disorder, that means it affects your ENTIRE BODY, and IT. IS. PAINFUL.

— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016

I don’t cry on Twitter on all the bad days. I suck it up & keep pushing on. The rare good days?!… I CHERISH those more than you could ever

— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016

understand. & I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. This is why I have such a heart for those hurting, mentally OR physically, because I. AM. TOO.

— Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) November 29, 2016

Carlile required a heart surgery last year and revealed that he was clinically dead for three hours on the table. Fewer than 200,000 cases of Marfan syndrome are diagnosed each year. The singer has recently found newfound devotion in God and speaks openly about his decision to be baptized earlier this year.