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Le chanteur Michael Bolton, 72 ans, révèle avoir été opéré d'un cancer du cerveau qui affecte notamment son élocution et sa mémoire à court terme. C'est dans une interview au magazine People, qu'il accepte de parler de ce combat contre la maladie. "Il faut puiser dans ses ressources et sa détermination d’une manière qu’on n’aurait jamais imaginée avant, a-t-il confié au média américain. «Céder à la difficulté n’est pas une option. On est vite entraîné dans un duel contre la maladie. Je suppose que c’est ainsi qu’on découvre de quoi on est fait.»

C’est en 2024 que Michael Bolton avait révélé avoir reçu un diagnostic de cancer du cerveau après avoir été contraint d’annuler des spectacles de sa tournée. L'auteur-compositeur-interprète américain connu pour ses succès "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" et "When a Man Loves a Woman" a subi une première intervention chirurgicale en décembre 2023, avant d’être de nouveau opéré au cerveau en raison d’une infection. Il a aussi suivi des traitements de radiothérapie et de chimiothérapie.

Michael Bolton dit avoir réussi à surmonter cette épreuve grâce notamment à ses trois filles et ses six petits-enfants qui l’ont accompagné tout au long de son combat contre le cancer. «Quand on se retrouve dans une situation difficile, le simple fait de savoir qu’on n’est pas seul à faire face à cette épreuve est déjà un élément important, a souligné l’éternel séducteur. Ça rappelle aux gens qu’ils ne sont pas seuls.»

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00:00Michael Bolton is sharing detail of his health battle.
00:03More than a year after the 72-year-old revealed his glioblastoma brain tumor diagnosis,
00:09an aggressive form of brain cancer,
00:12Michael is opening up about his journey with the disease.
00:14He tells People Magazine in an interview April 30th,
00:18You're reaching into your resources and your resolve in a way that you never would have thought.
00:22Succumbing to the challenge is not an option.
00:25You're really quickly drawn into a duel.
00:27I guess that's the way you find out what you're made of.
00:30After undergoing emergency surgery in December 2023, which removed the entirety of the tumor,
00:35the six-time Grammy Award-winning singer has since undergone a second brain surgery due to an infection,
00:41as well as radiation and chemotherapy treatment, which he finished in October.
00:46Michael undergoes MRIs every two months to monitor for tumor recurrence,
00:50and his most recent scan, according to the outlet, looked clear.
00:54Throughout his recovery process, he's asked doctors not to share his prognosis with him,
00:59which helps him remain positive, telling the magazine,
01:02It's unthinkable for it to be okay not to make the most of your life.
01:09I think we develop capabilities and problem management,
01:12and we learn how to make the best out of a bad situation.
01:15You have to be a cheerleader for yourself.
01:17It has also changed the way the singer, whose dad to daughters Issa, Holly, and Taryn,
01:22through whom he has six grandchildren, thinks about the legacy he wishes to leave behind.
01:27He reflects, quote,
01:28How do I give things that they can take forward?
01:30Life lessons, love, any kind of validation that I can give.
01:34I want to be on the right side of that so they feel great about who they are.
01:38It's a reality of mortality.
01:40Suddenly, a new light has gone on that raises questions, including,
01:43Am I doing the best that I can do with my time?
01:45He continues, quote,
01:46I want to keep going.
01:48I feel there's still a lot to do on the fight side.
01:51I got a title for a song.
01:52Ain't going down without a fight.
01:54I want to be on the right side.
02:02He's a really good friend.

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