David Johansen health update: New York Dolls singer has stage 4 cancer

David Johansen has shared a devastating health update.

The New York Dolls singer has been privately battling cancer, with his daughter sharing the news in a statement on Instagram.

Revealing Johansen had partnered with Sweet Relief Music Fund, Leah Hennesssy wrote “David is a legend, but he’s also my very real, very sick dad.”

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Collaborating with the non-profit, Johansen is raising funds for music industry artists with health challenges.

“David has been in intensive treatment for stage 4 cancer for most of the past decade,” the charity’s website reads.

“Five years ago, at the beginning of the pandemic, we discovered that David’s cancer had progressed and he had a brain tumour.

“There have been complications ever since. He’s never made his diagnosis public, as he and my mother Mara are generally very private people, but we feel compelled to share this now due to the increasingly severe financial burden our family is facing.

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“To make matters worse, the day after Thanksgiving, David fell down the stairs and broke his back in two places. “

Hennesssy explained that her father underwent surgery but has been bedridden and “incapacitated” ever since.

“Due to the trauma, David’s illness has progressed exponentially and my mother is caring for him around the clock,” she said.

“David has worked continuously as a singer and actor for the better part of six decades, to the delight of his fans all over the world.

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“However, for the past five years, David has been unable to work as a performer.

“Our most immediate needs are full time nursing, physical therapy and funding for day to day vital living expenses.

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“With professional specialised care, we are hopeful that David can regain some mobility and independence,” she shared.

Johansen is best known for his work in the New York Doll and for his work under the alias Buster Poindexter.

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Hennesssy also wrote in an Instagram post, “I have so much to say but I guess I’ll be posting about this a lot and I don’t have to say it all now.

“I know how dire so many of our situations are right now, and how much fundraising literally everyone is doing but if you love David or any of the magick he’s brought into the world please just take a minute to read this or share it.

“Thank you guys as always.”

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