Elton John has revealed his struggles with a extreme an infection that has affected his imaginative and prescient.
In a message shared on social media, the long-lasting singer shared that all through the summer time, he has “been coping with a extreme eye an infection,” leaving him with “solely restricted imaginative and prescient in a single eye.
“I’m therapeutic, nevertheless it’s a particularly sluggish course of and it’ll take a while earlier than sight returns to the impacted eye,” he defined. John then expressed his gratitude towards “the superb crew of docs and nurses,” in addition to his household, “who’ve taken such excellent care of [him] during the last a number of weeks.
“I’ve been quietly spending the summer time recuperating at residence and am feeling constructive concerning the progress I’ve made in my therapeutic and restoration up to now.”
This hasn’t been the one well being battle John has confronted this yr. He underwent knee alternative surgical procedure in January. His husband David Furnish instructed The Solar again in March that John was “doing wonderful,” with surgical procedure scheduled for his different knee that very same month. “By the point the summer time rolls round, he’ll have two model new spanking knees,” added Furnish.
Moreover sharing his medical replace, John just lately introduced that his documentary Elton John: By no means Too Late is slated to premiere on Dec. 13 on Disney+. “This documentary is such a particular journey by means of the reminiscences, music and moments which have formed my life,” he wrote on Instagram. Forward of streaming, the movie will get its world premiere on the 2024 Toronto Movie Competition, which begins later this week. By no means Too Late is alleged to function “never-before-seen live performance footage” of John over his 50-year profession, in addition to “hand-written journals and present-day footage of him and his household.”