Matthew Sweet suffers stroke in Toronto [Video]

American singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a stroke while on tour in Toronto earlier this month, and a GoFundMe campaign has been launched to raise money to cover the “overwhelming” health-care costs.

Russell Carter, Sweet’s manager, told CTV News Toronto Wednesday that after he suffered his stroke on Oct. 12, Sweet was quickly admitted to Toronto Western Hospital “where he was put into excellent care and taken out of immediate danger.”

Carter said Sweet was transferred to a rehabilitation centre at home in Omaha, Neb., where he will undergo extensive therapy.

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“All of us who know and love Matthew have hope for a speedy recovery. Matthew has been intensely focused and tenacious in all of his endeavours – not only in his recording career, but in all of his artistic and intellectual pursuits,” Carter said in an email statement.

“I am confident that his signature determination will serve him well as he focuses now …