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Elton John, 77, reveals he’s been left with limited vision after a severe eye infection as he shares emotional update
By Joshua Rom,
6 days ago
ELTON John has revealed that he has been left with limited vision.
The 77-year-old star suffered from a severe eye infection as he shared an emotional update with his fans online.
Elton John has admitted that he’s now left with partial vision Alamy The legendary recording artist issued a statement to his fans on Instagram Instagram / @EltonJohn He previously decided to take a step away from touring AFP
The Rocketman star took to his Instagram profile to share a serious statement with his 4.9million followers.
He confirmed that he suffered from a severe eye infection over the summer months.
The painful illness has meant that he has been left with ‘limited vision’ in one of his eyes.
Posting a graphic of his essay statement on, Sir Elton wrote: “Over the summer , I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye.
“I am healing, but it’s an extremely low process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.”
The Benny And The Jets star went onto praise his medical team as he paid tribute to the doctors and nurses that took ‘such good care’ of him.
“I am so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family, who have taken such good care of me over the last several weeks,” he stated.
Adding: “I have been quietly spending he summer recuperating at home, and am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery thus far.
“With love and gratitude.”
His famous friends and his fans quickly flooded the comments section as they sent well-wishes to the legendary music star.
Donatella Versace wrote: “Sending you so much love Elton! Feel better soon. Love you,” along with three heart emojis.
Westlife star Brian McFadden commented with a string of four heart emojis.
“Take all the time you need my friend; heal up, rest up,” stated another user.
As someone else gushed: “Awww get well soon Elton!!! Sending you lots of love and positive energy you’ve got this.
I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye.
Elton John in a statement
And a fifth shocked fan added: “Oh no, didn’t expect to read this! Hope you are recovering well and sending healing thoughts to you, Sir.”
How many records has Elton released across his career?
Empty Sky – 1969 Elton John – 1970 Tumbleweed Connection – 1970 Madman Across the Water – 1971 Honky Château – 1972 Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player – 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – 1973 Caribou – 1974 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy – 1975 Rock of the Westies – 1975 Blue Moves – 1976 A Single Man – 1978 Victim of Love – 1979 21 at 33 – 1980 The Fox – 1981 Jump Up! – 1982 Too Low for Zero – 1983 Breaking Hearts – 1984 Ice on Fire – 1985 Leather Jackets – 1986 Reg Strikes Back – 1988 Sleeping with the Past – 1989 The One – 1992 Made in England – 1995 The Big Picture – 1997 Songs from the West Coast – 2001 Peachtree Road – 2004 The Captain & the Kid – 2006 The Diving Board – 2013 Wonderful Crazy Night – 2016 Regimental Sgt. Zippo – 2021
The lyricist predicted that fans will love the record, as he appeared at The Other Songs Live event in London.
Bernie revealed: “Elton and I have an album coming out very soon, but I daren’t say anything about it because I’m under strict orders to keep schtum.
“It’s all done and recorded.
“I think it’s quite brilliant and quite contemporary and it will certainly surprise a lot of people and excite a lot of people and hopefully be successful.”
After fifty years of performances around the world, Rocket Man hung up his dancing shoes Getty In a new update, he paid tribute to his medical team and thanked those that took ‘such good care’ of him Getty He previously started work on a secret new album Reuters His long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin teased that the new music will ‘surprise’ people Getty
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