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Singer John Farnham has been rushed again to hospital as he recovers from final 12 months’s intensive most cancers surgical procedure.
The 73-year-old Australian music legend was being handled for a respiratory an infection, his spouse, Jill, mentioned.
“John continues his restoration following final 12 months’s profitable surgical procedure,” Ms Farnham mentioned in an announcement on Friday afternoon.
“He is at all times been a robust and decided individual with all the pieces he is ever accomplished and we’re all so very happy with him. He’s responding properly to the specialist care he’s receiving.”
Farnham’s newest well being scare comes after he had part of his jaw removed in marathon cancer surgery in August. It concerned eradicating a tumor after which reconstructive surgical procedure.
After his surgical procedure, he frolicked in a rehabilitation facility, the place he wowed nurses and different employees together with his jokes and good humor, his sons mentioned in October.
Son Rob Farnham credited his mom for serving to the household by means of a troublesome time.
“She is an incredible lady, and has been robust by means of this complete factor and held us collectively at occasions,” Rob mentioned.
In Friday’s assertion, the Farnham household mentioned the singer had acquired “ongoing therapy, care, and rehabilitation help over current months from his medical group” and was snug.
“The household want to re-iterate their appreciation for all of the medical employees which have attended to John over the previous six months and for all the sort messages… from throughout Australia and the world,” the assertion mentioned.
Forward of final 12 months’s surgical procedure, Farnham mentioned a most cancers prognosis was one thing many individuals confronted every day “and numerous others have walked this path earlier than me”.
His prognosis got here three years after he suffered a well being scare and was hospitalized with a extreme kidney an infection.
Farnham shot to the highest of the charts together with his 1986 album Whispering Jack.
It produced one of many nation’s best-known anthems, You are the Voiceand propelled Farnham to hero standing.
