# Willie Nelson Says He Asked His Wife ‘To Let Me Die’ While Battling COVID: ‘All I Can Remember Is Feeling Excruciating Pain’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/willie-nelson-says-he-asked-his-wife-to-let-me-die-while-battling-covid-all-i-can-remember-is-feeling-excruciating-pain/
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:48:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T08:09:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety Music
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/music/news/willie-nelson-covid-die-1236945708/

## Key points

- Willie Nelson describes a severe COVID bout in 2022.
- He says he asked his wife to let him die.
- He received treatment at a cabin and recovered.

## Summary

Willie Nelson has recalled a severe bout of COVID-19 in 2022 during which he asked his wife, Annie D’Angelo, to let him die. The account appears in his new book and describes the illness as an intensely painful experience that left D’Angelo fearing he might not survive.

Nelson says he remembers excruciating pain but little else; D’Angelo recounts that he struggled to breathe despite oxygen and a nebuliser. She arranged for a mobile monoclonal antibody treatment at their cabin, and Nelson received Paxlovid by IV rather than going to hospital, which she said was not an option because of privacy concerns. D’Angelo said the illness lasted two weeks, and that Nelson asked her twice to let him go.

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