VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-15
“Well, we drill a hole through your skull, and we stick a shunt inside your brain.”
Billy Joel's medical team · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Joel recalled what his doctors told him about the shunt procedure for his hydrocephalus.
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