"He sings at home again": John Farnham's son gives heart-warming update
John Farnham's son has shared a heart-warming update on his dad's condition, as he continues to recover from major surgery.
Robert Farnham appeared on Sunrise with his father’s long-time friend Gaynor Wheatley to discuss the premiere of the award-winning John Farnham: Finding The Voice on Channel Seven.
Robert said his father's condition is continuing to improve after he underwent major surgery last August.
The 74-year-old underwent a 12-hour operation after being diagnosed with throat cancer, with surgeons removing a tumour in his mouth and reconstructing his jaw.
Now, Robert says his dad is now “cancer free” and is “really really happy”.
“He’s doing fantastic,” he said on Sunrise. “Just the other day he was, you know, walking around with his cane and did a little bit of a dance, which was pretty fabulous."
“He’s walking with his dog a lot — so he’s really, really happy.”
The proud son went on to say that his dad has even started singing again, which has been a major turning point in his mental and physical recovery.
“He’s doing really good, he’s super positive,” he added.
“Like we’ve said before, cancer is a terrible, terrible thing. And it’s his time to walk that road, but he’s cancer free."
“And, yeah, he’s doing really, really good. So, it’s very, very good to hear him."
“He sings at home again, the whole thing.”
Later on The Morning Show, Robert and Wheatley shared that John hasn't yet seen the documentary film about his extraordinary life and career.
“No, he still hasn’t seen it,” Robert said to Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies.
“He’s not one to watch himself, you know, on, on TV, or even read reviews. He’s just, he’s just not like that — but we’ll make him watch it.”
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