{"id":6225,"date":"2025-10-08T18:22:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=6225"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:22:19","slug":"i-wont-let-you-go-how-mary-travis-stood-strong-against-the-odds-and-fought-for-randy-traviss-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=6225","title":{"rendered":"I Won\u2019t Let You Go\u201d: How Mary Travis Stood Strong Against the Odds and Fought for Randy Travis\u2019s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

The singer, 64, who suffered a massive stroke in July 2013, still has difficulty speaking but that hasn\u2019t stopped the couple from rebuilding a life together on their ranch in Tioga, Texas. The two communicate via \u201cour seventh sense, if you would,\u201d Mary, 60, tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week\u2019s issue. \u201cOur communication is between hearts now, and not lips.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mary and Randy Travis.<\/span>Fredrik Broden<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the prognosis is different for every stroke survivor, Randy is continually making progress \u2014 and just at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. \u201cThe whole third midsection of Randy\u2019s left brain was affected, which is speaking, writing and reading,\u201d Mary explains. \u201cBut each day there\u2019s something new that he says or does.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Randy Travis with Mary\u2019s son Raleigh.<\/span>Mary Davis Travis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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