The reality star has the support of fans and family as he recalls explaining his bowel cancer diagnosis to his daughter Alix, informing her that “a lot of people are getting over it.”
First Dates star Merlin Griffiths confirmed he’s returned to the hospital after suffering complications from bowel cancer following surgery earlier this year.
The Channel 4 celebrity announced last year that she had been diagnosed with the disease and doctors found she had a stage 3 tumor measuring 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) and was operated on in April to remove the growth. .
Taking to Instagram on Monday (June 27), Griffiths posted a selfie from his hospital bed and wrote: “Oh … Squibwibble. #Complications. #Nh. #BowelCancerAwareness.”
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His fans flocked to the comments, with one writing: “I send you so much love, I hope you get well soon xx”.
A second said, “Sending love merl,” while a third added, “Sending positive vibes and wishing you good luck. You understand!
Last year, doctors told the father of one of them that he had a 75 percent chance of living more than five years.
Merlin revealed his diagnosis in the Sunday Mirror last September, telling readers he was facing a year of treatment as he swore, “I won’t let him forget me.”
She also described the time she had to explain her diagnosis to her seven-year-old daughter, Alix: “I said, ‘Dad has cancer.’ He said, ‘Is that bad, Daddy?’
“I said to him, ‘Yes, he’s very serious, but I think he should be fine. Modern medicine is great and if anything changes I’ll let you know.
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“She understands that people can die, but I told her that cancer comes in different varieties and also in different ways, and many people get over it.”
The TV bartender, who also owns a pub in Lancashire, began to feel pain in June of that year but thought it was due to a scar on his stomach from a car accident at the age of 20.
Griffiths said, “I thought, as most people do when they get a diagnosis, ‘Oh fuck, I have cancer.’ I also wanted to know, what are my chances of survival? It’s scary, of course I want to live.
“I shed a tear in private. But you can choose to “do” or “not do”. I choose to live my life normally, stick to the facts and continue to be one step ahead of the other. “
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Source: Dailystar
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