Merle Haggard on Recent Health Scare: ‘I Guess I Was Nearly Dead’Merle Haggard on Recent Health Scare: ‘I Guess I Was Nearly Dead’Merle Haggard is on the mend after a recent hospital stay forced him to cancel some tour dates, and from the sound of it, the country icon is lucky to be alive.Sterling WhitakerSterling Whitaker