Elvis Presley’s Health Concerns: Bodyguards and Priscilla Presley Express Concern

In the years following Elvis Presley’s divorce from Priscilla Presley, those closest to him grew increasingly alarmed by his declining health and well-being. His bodyguards, including Sonny West and Dave Hebler, witnessed firsthand the toll that drug use, a lack of sleep, and ongoing health issues were taking on Presley. When West returned from a month-long absence in 1974, he was shocked to find Presley in such poor condition that he and other bodyguards gathered to pray for him.

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