SAN ANTONIO – Fans of San Antonio Tejano singer Ramiro ‘Ram’ Herrera are sending him well wishes after he announced his battle with prostate cancer.<\/p>\n
He’s now in stage 4 of the disease.<\/p>\n
Tributes are pouring in from across Texas for the 65-year-old; offering prayers as he gears up for this fight.<\/p>\n
His wife Liz, saying they’re ready to take cancer on by the horns.<\/p>\n
“I want to talk to you a little bit about something very personal to me,” the singer said in a video posted to Facebook. “I’ve been diagnosed with stage four cancer of the prostate.”<\/p>\n
He posted the video to his fan page just after midnight Tuesday, telling them \u2014 a fight is coming.<\/p>\n
“There’s so many things I want to do still.. musically and just in life itself, personally,” he said. “I just got married, and I want to enjoy the marriage.”<\/p>\n
Herrera tied the knot with his wife Liz this summer. In a brief phone conversation \u2014 she said her husband is preparing for surgery Wednesday.<\/p>\n
“My treatment is going to be very simple,” the singer explained. “Thank God, I’m not gonna have no chemo. I was worried about that, because I know chemo can really mess you up.”<\/p>\n
Prayers have poured in on social media from loving fans. Herrera urged them to pay close attention to their health.<\/p>\n
“I’m gonna have to change my diet and everything else, and I’m gonna have to change my whole way of living, basically,” Herrera said. “Like I say.. I urge y’all to go get screened before it’s too late.”<\/p>\n