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Good ears - he's in intensive prostate cancer treatment: https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1112627/Bob-harris-bbc-radio-2-country-show-prostate-cancer-health-update-news

Future David Quantick's Showbiz Pals pick CJ De Mooi now faces homelessness and money woes in addition to his HIV infection, "several cancer scares" and "physical and mental health" problems: https://www.thegayuk.com/former-eggheads-star-cj-de-mooi-is-facing-homelessness-and-failing-health/ Edit: Maybe his biggest claim to fame is being elected president of the English Chess Federation in 2010???

He's staying hospitalised under observation, but is "clinically stable": https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-pele-remains-under-observation-in-brazil-hospital-11436382 Hmm, as opposed to what other kind of stable?

CNN's Inside Africa host Soni Methu dies after a collapse at 34: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/breaking-soni-methu-dead-former-14304445?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar Considering that basically half of CNN Europe's programme is either Inside Africa or the commercials for it, it's quite a big death I guess.

An apparently notable wrestler named Vampiro has Alzheimer's disease: https://lordsofpain.net/vampiro-announces-that-he-has-alzheimers-disease/

Well this gives me enough time to complete my sexy Funk album "Brexxxit".

Wayne Rooney's teammate in the MLS, Chris Odoi-Atsem, has been battling cancer for a while: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8779009/mls-dc-united-vs-los-angeles-free-live-stream-tv-channel-kick-off-time-team-news/

Exit discussions about her character: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/771275/EastEnders-spoilers-Dot-Cotton-die-June-Brown-exit-Ian-Beale-Kathy-Beale-Sharon-Mitchell

Welcome! Any inside info on Javier Perez de Cuellar?

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.