The first signs appeared just after Thanksgiving 2023, during a night out bowling with family. Taryn said her father kept bowling out of turn — something she called “super weird.”
Earlier that evening, he had suddenly fallen from his chair. “He fell out of his chair to the left, which is very unusual. He’s super athletic, and he doesn’t drink,” she said. “So he fell, and we were like, ‘What just happened?'”
Michael Bolton attends the Build Series at Build Studio in New York City on February 8, 2017 | Source: Getty Images
Despite their concern, Taryn and her sisters, Holly and Isa, initially attributed the symptoms, including nausea and balance issues, during a November 2023 charity event, to exhaustion and stress. At the time, Michael remained professionally active, touring, filming a movie cameo, and promoting a new album.
When Michael developed a severe headache that