70s Music legend makes heartfelt plea while bedridden with brain tumour

The frontman of an iconic 70s band, has been privately warring signifier 4 crab for astir 10 years. Amid his ongoing battle, a caller autumn has intensified his wellness struggles, starring his household to question assistance for his care.

David Johansen, the 75-year-old pb vocalist of the 1970s punk set New York Dolls, has been privately battling signifier 4 crab for astir a decade.

During the aboriginal days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prima was diagnosed with a encephalon tumour. Recently, David suffered a autumn that resulted successful a breached back, further complicating his wellness situation. His stepdaughter, Leah Hennessey, has launched a fundraising run done the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund to assistance with his aesculapian expenses and round-the-clock care.

In an affectional plea with Sweet Relief, Leah said: "Five years agone astatine the opening of the pandemic we discovered that David's crab had progressed and helium had a encephalon tumour. There person been complications ever since. He's ne'er made his diagnosis public, arsenic helium and my parent Mara are mostly precise backstage people, but we consciousness compelled to stock this now, owed to the progressively terrible fiscal load our household is facing."

In a abstracted statement, David shared: "We’ve been surviving with my unwellness for a agelong time, inactive having fun, seeing friends & family, carrying on, but this tumble the time aft Thanksgiving truly brought america to a full caller level of debilitation. This is the worst symptom I’ve ever experienced successful my full life. I’ve ne'er been 1 to inquire for assistance but this is an emergency. Thank you."

In November, helium fell down the stairs and fractured his backmost successful 2 abstracted areas, which accrued his aesculapian expenses. Leah explained: ""Due to the trauma, David’s unwellness has progressed exponentially and my parent is caring for him astir the clock. To proceed his attraction and springiness him the champion accidental of recovery, David and Mara volition request afloat clip assistance.

"As hilarious and omniscient arsenic David continues to be, helium is physically debilitated and his attraction exceeds what we are susceptible of providing without specialised nonrecreational help. Our astir contiguous needs are afloat clip nursing, carnal therapy and backing for time to time captious surviving expenses. With nonrecreational specialized care, we are hopeful that David tin regain immoderate mobility and independence."

The New York Dolls were the aboriginal 70s daze troops of punk, playing glorious lipstick and mascara-smeared stone successful suspenders, precocious heels and hip-hugging dresses.

Self-destructing aft 2 albums, they were plagued with cause problems and archetypal members Johnny Thunders and Billy Murcia died. And, though hugely influential, the Dolls bequest went mostly unrewarded until Morrissey asked them to betterment successful 2004.

Since past they person mislaid 2 founding members, Arthur 'Killer' Kane to leukaemia and Sylvain Sylvain, aft a crab battle.

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