Aussie icon John Farnham has confirmed that he is officially cancer free after 12 months.
On this date one year ago, John Farnham underwent a 12 hour surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his mouth, along with the re-constructive plastic surgery that followed.
Since then, John has been in and out of rehabilitation, care that included weeks of radiation and supplementary surgical procedures.
Last month John was formally given confirmation by his medical team that he is “all clear” of cancer.
In a emotional statement released this morning, John said that he is “the luckiest man” he knows right now. He added that he’s very “grateful and happy”:
“It’s been a year since my first surgery and to be honest I’ve lost count as to how many other procedures there’s been since then. I’m sure someone’s kept track of them all – let’s just say, there’s been a few.
“But, I’m home now and I’m a very grateful and happy man. I’m sitting here in my living room lapping up the attention from my beautiful wife, Jill, my boys Rob and James and my mini Schnauzer, Edmund.
“It’s only now that I can start to appreciate and comprehend, for myself, how many messages of love and support have been sent to me over the past year.
“I don’t know what to say, other than thank you so very much.
“It honestly means the world to me. Thank you to everyone who took the time to write and send a message.“Today is a special day. And I’m going to mark it by having a pizza – because I can! I can’t wait to see what might be next on the menu. Bring on 2024.”
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