💛 Michael Bolton’s Daughters Share Ups, Downs of Caregiving (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

After his glioblastoma diagnosis, the singer-songwriter’s family unites in support and care.

By Nancy Kerr, AARP. Published December 19, 2025.

Imagine learning your parent has glioblastoma — an aggressive form of brain cancer — and then feeling you can’t tell a soul due to privacy concerns. Now, imagine that your parent is Michael Bolton, a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, known worldwide. “Most families — most people — would be able to rely on friends and family, to hold them and to hug them and to support them and care for them,” recalls Isa Bolton, the eldest of the “Soul Provider” singer’s three adult daughters with now ex-wife Maureen McGuire. “We became a very small island.”

​Michael’s glioblastoma diagnosis came in December 2023 after a troubling fall and other unusual symptoms led to emergency brain surgery. Following a second surgery, he underwent radiation and chemotherapy. The singer canceled touring and engagements to focus on healing.

The diagnosis felt “overwhelming” and “devastating,” acknowledges Isa, who, along with her siblings, became one of Michael’s primary caregivers.

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