“Very quickly trained in a duel”. Michael Bolton, known for his tubes How am I supposed to live without you or I said I love you… but I liedwas diagnosed with a glioblastoma, a tumor in the aggressive brain operated in emergency, in December 2023. The 72 -year -old singer evokes his fight against the disease in the magazine People.
His memory, his word and his assigned mobility
“We draw from his resources and determination as we would never have imagined,” said Michael Bolton to our American colleagues. Last January, the artist, who had to cancel his tour for health reasons, underwent a second operation in the brain due to an infection. “Giving in to the difficulty is not an option,” he said. You are quickly trained in a duel. I guess this is how we discover what we are made of. »»
The singer with 75 million discs sold sees his memory in the short term, his word and mobility affected by treatments. “When you find yourself in a difficult situation, the simple fact of knowing that you are not alone in crossing it is an important moment,” he continues. It really helps people to know. It reminds them that they are not alone. ” The artist with two Grammy Awards is delighted to be able to count on the support of his three daughters and his six grandchildren.
The most “aggressive, invasive and fatal” tumor
At 72, Michael Bolton is working on a new song Ain’t Going Down Without a Fight (I will not leave without fighting, in French). His latest examinations carried out last month is reassuring, the artist remains under surveillance.
The Pasteur Institute indicates that glioblastoma is the tumor of the most “aggressive, invasive and deadly” brain. “An incurable form of cancer, its median survival is 14.6 months. Despite current treatments, based on surgery followed by concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, GBM relapse is almost inevitable, ”explains the Pasteur Institute.
