{"id":356352,"date":"2026-08-21T00:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/earth-wind-fires-john-paris-woke-up-from-coma-needs-2-surgeries"},"modified":"2026-08-21T00:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:29:17","slug":"earth-wind-fires-john-paris-woke-up-from-coma-needs-2-surgeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/earth-wind-fires-john-paris-woke-up-from-coma-needs-2-surgeries","title":{"rendered":"Earth, Wind & Hearth’s John Paris Woke Up From Coma, Wants 2 Surgical procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John Paris<\/strong><\/a> has got a ways to go on his road to recovery … involving 2 major surgeries, according to a new update on his condition.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In a new post, the Standing for John Paris Facebook page<\/strong><\/a> shared that the Earth, Wind & Fire drummer woke up again from his coma … and this time was stable enough for doctors to evaluate him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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According to the update, the doctors ran some addition tests and determined that John will need “two major surgeries.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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This means the musician will be in the ICU “longer than everyone had hoped” while recovering from his scary medical emergency.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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According to the post, John’s wife Kathy Merrick<\/strong> shared … “This journey is definitely a marathon, but JP is fighting every single day and our hope is strong.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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As you know, John suffered a medical emergency earlier this month and was put in an induced coma at the hospital.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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