I contacted Shaun the other day, we didn't go into his health situation but he's concentrating on playing 6 string guitar for the time being and passes his best wishes on to everyone.
Yes, I contacted Shaun yesterday, he told me that his health was improving as he told Jon, he also told me that he is concentrating on his heavy metal music at the moment but will return to pedal steel at a later date. He also said that he would post a message to everyone on this forum soon.