John Lennon’s oldest son opened up a few terrifying well being scare.
Julian Lennon, 61, whom the late Beatles icon had along with his first spouse, Cynthia Lennon, mentioned that he had been handled for pores and skin most cancers a second time.
Posting to his social media Wednesday, Lennon additionally mentioned that he underwent an emergency operation on two areas on his pores and skin — shoulder and forearm — and that one turned out to be melanoma.
Lennon shared that he obtained an pressing name from his physician earlier than flying to Los Angeles to seem on “Good Morning America” and do press for his new e book “Life’s Fragile Moments.”
“My beautiful dermatologist [was] the one who caught and operated on my mole pores and skin most cancers a couple of years in the past, and actually saved my life,” he wrote because the caption of the submit, which included a number of black-and-white photographs earlier than and after the operation.
“Anyway, after having simply completed GMA, I acquired a message from Dr Tess, with some urgency to return to Los Angeles, as I had two places on my pores and skin, shoulder and forearm, certainly one of which was melanoma, that must be operated on asap!!” Lennon defined.
“So as a substitute of going dwelling to place my Christmas tree up and fortunately end the yr off, enjoyable at dwelling, I flew immediately again to Los Angeles, in any case my work in New York was carried out, and went immediately from LAX airport, to surgical procedure.”
Lennon shared that the operation was profitable; nevertheless, he’s uncertain if the biopsy outcomes will arrive earlier than Christmas.
He thanked his medical doctors “for having the ability to coordinate this surgical procedure at such quick discover, however for as soon as once more, hopefully saving my life.”
“One can by no means be too assured in circumstances like this, however all of us imagine that Dr Tim has saved the day… So fingers crossed for now.”
Lennon inspired his followers to get checked out.
“It solely takes a short time to take action, and it’s possible you’ll simply be saving your personal life, on the finish of the day,” he mentioned, “so please, for the sake of your self, your loved ones and mates simply go to your [doctor] and do what should be carried out,” he wrote.
“I really like life and I wish to reside for a really very long time and that is a technique, and a selection, that would decide your future.”
In 2020, Lennon revealed he had a mole on his head eliminated after a biopsy confirmed it was cancerous.
Earlier this week, photographs circulated of Lennon and his brother, Sean, 49, hanging out on the Dakota, the New York City condo constructing the place their well-known father was fatally shot in December 1980.
Lennon has by no means been married and has no youngsters.
