New Found Glory Guitarist Chad Gilbert Gives Update After Brain Surgery to Remove Three Tumors: ‘Beginning of a New Chapter’

New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert posted a series of pictures from his hospital bed on Tuesday (March 24) in an update on his recovery from brain cancer surgery. The 45-year-old pop-punk veteran revealed to fans that the emergency surgery came after he struggled to control the movement of his left hand during a show in Nashville on Feb. 20.

Noticing that his left leg was also getting weaker as he began to stumble and Fall, Gilbert said that three days after the incident at the show he was taken to an emergency room where a CT scan revealed three new tumors on his brain.

“On 2/27 I had successful brain surgery and have been recovering in the hospital since. I regained function of my left hand immediately 🙏🏻,” Gilbert wrote. “My radiation oncologist described it like this: ‘this is not a fatal blow and not the end of your story, just the beginning of a new chapter.’ My recovery has been bumpy at times but I’m feeling much better now and getting stronger by the day.”

The post featured photos of Gilbert in his hospital bed before and after the surgery, giving a thumbs-up alongside wife singer Lisa Cimorelli, one in which he holds up a note from their daughter Lily that read “I love you! You’re the best! See you soon,” along with a snap of the couple’s daughter hugging her dad and an image of the guitarist working on a puzzle while sitting in a wheelchair.

Gilbert thanked all the fans and family who’ve reached out and said that while he can’t use his phone yet, he will share more stories once his “brain is working well again.”

It is not the first health scare for Gilbert. Back in December 2021, Cimorelli described finding her husband “unresponsive” in their bed, initially thinking he was sick or sleeping late. After being rushed to the hospital, Gilbert was diagnosed with a “rare tumor called a pheochromocytoma,” which grows on the adrenal gland and secretes hormones that drive your blood pressure up while eating away at your blood sugar. Gilbert later revealed that the cancer had spread to his spine and lungs and in August 2025 he told fans he was undergoing more treatment after doctors found a “small spot” on his back.

New Found Glory released their 11th studio album, Listen Up!, last month ahead of their upcoming 30th anniversary as a band. NFG have an extensive tour planned for later this spring, slated to kick off on May 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia at the Hammersonic festival, followed by a planned run of U.S. dates through a Nov. 14 appearance at the Vans Warped Tour stop in Orlando.