{"id":2402,"date":"2026-09-12T07:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T07:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abbot.tiau.com\/health\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2026-09-12T07:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T07:05:26","slug":"billy-joel-gives-health-update-after-brain-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abbot.tiau.com\/health\/?p=2402","title":{"rendered":"Billy Joel gives health update after brain surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7H0JNa9XO8Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Billy Joel revealed that he underwent brain surgery because he didn\u2019t want to lose his \u201cmarbles.\u201d The \u201cPiano Man\u201d singer admitted he initially balked at going under the knife for hydrocephalus, a disorder he was diagnosed with in 2025. 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