Musician, Hope College grad Sufjan Stevens battling Guillain-Barre Syndrome – FOX 17

Living with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. MUSKEGON, Mich. — Musician and Hope College graduate Sufjan Stevens recently announced that he is recovering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, as he prepares to release a new full-length album on Friday. Stevens spent a portion of his youth in Petoskey, and graduated from Hope College in 1998. The first album he released commercially, “A Sun Came,” was recorded during his time on the Holland campus. Stevens gained significant mainstream attention in the mid 2000s— releasing albums dedicated to the Midwest, including “Michigan” in 2003 and “Illinois” in 2005. He was invited to perform at the Academy Awards in 2018, after several of his songs were included on the soundtrack for “Call Me By Your Name.” As he prepares to release his latest full-length musical project, “Javelin,” on Friday, he is in the midst of recovering from Guillain-Barre.On September 20, he wrote on his Tumblr account, “I’m very excited about having new music to share, but I just wanted to let you know that one of the reasons why I haven’t been able to participate in the press and promotion leading up to the release of Javelin is bc [because] I am in the hospital.” “Last month, I
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