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Japanese conductor with British citizenship, leading a welsh orchestra, Tadaaki Otaka, has prostate cancer: https://slippedisc.com/2019/04/just-in-maestro-takes-time-out-with-prostate-cancer/

Another wine maker with cancer, this time Tim Moore from Naples with brain cancer: https://www.mpnnow.com/news/20190406/outpouring-of-support-for-winemaker-battling-cancer

So... coming in threes?

Well, at least another DDP hit. The second one in 10 days. Really a dead year.

Rare update from Mo "Blast from the past" Haque, who also wrote a book: https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/07/you-dont-look-sick-i-get-told-to-take-the-stairs-because-i-look-healthy-but-i-have-stage-four-cancer-9113855/

Bob Wragg, a lead member of Britain’s first boy band The Dallas Boys, has passed away at the age of 85: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/founder-member-britains-first-boy-2728575

One can't deny the cultural significance, or at least, the artistic effort.

Beth Chapman hospitalized with serious breathing issues: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6894535/Dog-Bounty-Hunters-wife-Beth-Chapman-hospitalized-breathing-issues.html

Guardian obit: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/06/pete-cashmore-guardian-observer-journalist-dies-aged-45

US feminist up-and-coming songwriter Ella Vos talks about her cancer diagnosis: https://www.idolator.com/7731340/ella-vos-cancer-watch-wait-interview?andro=1&chrome=1 Most of it is behind her, but she's not out of the woods yet.

Oh, I rather think the leeches will return once he's dead. Yes, someone will take charge, but it's going to be awful.

Guardian interview and article on Italien author Andrea Camilleri, 93 years old and chain smoker. Now blind, but otherwise in passable health: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/05/montalbano-italians-fascism-andrea-camilleri

Sounds like all the possible ailments that should have killed him in the past 40 years are now happening all simultaneously.

Interesting Brackers news on her new phase of experimental treatment. Doesn't look like it's over soon: https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/03/former-emmerdale-star-leah-bracknell-starts-experimental-treatment-cancer-battle-9103378/

She says her battle with cancer is "ongoing": https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6882371/Jane-Fonda-83-says-Ive-lot-cancer-talks-battle.html

Ah, I guess I missed my chance to pick him anywhere. I wonder if a Daily Mail obit somehow materializes.

Well, let's see...

I assume this is the picked Mahendran: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/big-loss-cinema-veteran-director-actor-j-mahendran-no-more-99325

I'm so overrated, but thanks nonetheless! Best of luck!

Hmm, there was another piece of "What I'm reading" this month, a different one apparently than the one I linked to in January: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/clive-james-what-im-reading-from-flann-obrien-to-the-odyssey

The last time I wanked over my mum, I also immediately called The Sun.

(...) (...) Geoff Harvey dead at 83: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6867381/Musical-composer-Geoff-Harvey-passes-away-age-83.html

And again, for unknown reasons: https://www.kahawatungu.com/2019/03/29/former-president-moi-hospitalised-nairobi-hospital/

Peter Withe of Aston Villa had melanoma, but currently not: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-legend-reveals-remission-16032570

Ah well, April team: Tommy Donbavand (5 points) Ed Genson (5 points) Bill Heine (5 points) Genesis P-Orridge (5 points) Sprent Dabwido (5 points)