David Johansen, the singer in influential Seventies proto-punk band New York Dolls and who additionally goes by the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, has been identified with stage 4 most cancers. His daughter, Leah Hennessey, launched a Sweet Relief fundraiser to assist cowl the prices of his therapy and care. Within the publish, she revealed that Johansen has truly been present process intensive most cancers therapy for “many of the previous decade,” and that, in 2020, it progressed and he developed a mind tumor.
“He’s by no means made his prognosis public, as he and my mom Mara are usually very personal individuals, however we really feel compelled to share this now, because of the more and more extreme monetary burden our household is going through,” Hennessey wrote on the fundraiser. “To make issues worse, the day after Thanksgiving David fell down the steps and broke his again in two locations. After every week within the hospital and a profitable surgical procedure David has been bedridden and incapacitated. As a result of trauma, David’s sickness has progressed exponentially and my mom is caring for him across the clock.”
All donations to the Candy Reduction fund in Johansen’s identify will go in direction of the prices of full time nursing, bodily remedy, and funding for day-to-day important dwelling bills for the musician. “With skilled specialised care, we’re hopeful that David can regain some mobility and independence,” his daughter wrote.
In an announcement shared by Brooklyn Vegan, Johansen added: “We’ve been dwelling with my sickness for a very long time, nonetheless having enjoyable, seeing family and friends, carrying on, however this tumble the day after Thanksgiving actually introduced us to an entire new degree of debilitation. That is the worst ache I’ve ever skilled in my whole life. I’ve by no means been one to ask for assist, however that is an emergency. Thanks.”
