Aretha Franklin's Cancer Diagnosis Confirmed (693 hits)
Family members confirmed the news to The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News... News reports confirmed Wednesday that singer Aretha Franklin has pancreatic cancer.
Earlier in the day, family members confirmed to The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, as well as a local television station, that the singer has cancer, but would not specify what kind nor respond to a report from the National Enquirer that it was pancreatic cancer.
By early evening, however, CBS and NBC News and Associated Press joined the local news media in confirming the news that it was indeed pancreatic cancer.
On Dec. 2, Franklin thanked well-wishers for their love and prayers as she recovered from surgery earlier in the day for a then-undisclosed ailment. A prayer vigil, organized by a city council member and one of Franklin’s aides, was held a day earlier in Detroit.
In a statement to Associated Press following the surgery, the intensely private 68-year-old singer said the procedure was “highly successful.”
Saint thanks so much for your comments on this blog and you are so right (literally) ReRe is a giant of a person and I my prayers are with all of her. ((wink-wink)) Puns intended. Pancreatic cancer is a deadly cancer and I do hope there will be no reoccurrences in the future for her.
Thursday, December 9th 2010 at 4:45PM
Jen Fad
Get well soon Queen Of Soul!!!
Friday, December 10th 2010 at 1:13PM
Siebra Muhammad
Amen to that Sister Siebra~
@ Sister Irma, I don't know much about cancer of the pancreas, but I do know that is what actor Patrick Swayze died from recently. I found some good information regarding it (Pancreatic Cancer) though. http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi... Friday, December 10th 2010 at 2:55PM
Jen Fad
Re Re.... Is this why she had to cancel her concerts.... OMG!!! oh no... I didn't know Patrick "Ghost/Dirty Dancer" Swayze passed... I know he was having a rough time....
When those Endocrine Glands become damaged... it's a hard task to heal...
Friday, December 10th 2010 at 9:35PM
Cynthia Merrill Artis
@ Sister Cynthia You didn't realize Patrick passed away, eh? You've been studying a little too hard.
Saturday, December 11th 2010 at 9:14PM
Jen Fad
My chants (prayers) are being sent for her. she has brought much joy to my life by her music.
Jake, you are so correct about the mortality rate of this cancer. And, I heard something said when they were talking about her cancer this morning on the tv that I have never heard before. One person said taht if it is on one side (I forget what side the right or the left side) would determine how bad the cancer is in being able to treat it.
Has anyone ever heard this before? (smile)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
@dOC, EVERYONE i HAVE KNOWN TO HAVE TIS FORM OF CANCER have NOT SURVIVED over a long / short period of time..I also hear that it is a cancer so hard to detect until this helps the mortality rates. (smile)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
