How is Billy Preston's health?
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Most recently, he played piano/organ on the song "Warlocks" for the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album Stadium Arcadium. Although very ill, after hearing a tape of the song given to him by the band, he jumped out of bed, recorded his part, and went back to bed
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For the latest news, check out www.eddievanhalen.com\n\nLast I knew, he was recovering from cancer.\nWhen I saw him at the premier show of the Summer 2004 show, he looked to be in great physical shape. We (the crowd) and he really enjoyed our time together. I'll always remember his last comment at the end - brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my face. Hey Ed, back atcha buddy.\n\nLook he and Val are now officially divorced, but that happens a lot in Hollywood, and they have remained good friends, and I'm sure he's still a very active part of Wolfie's life.\n\nThere are a lot musicians how complain about trying to make music and having to fight against the industry heads and LeadSinger-Itess. He's a good guy, he has standards - good musicians often do! \n\nDon't rag on the guy, he's had a great impact of musicians in general and guitarists specifically.\n\nMuch Love to Eddie and the guys - jvh
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crack or heroin? what are you thinking? did you grow in love canal? were dropped repeatedly on your head as a child? did you eat nothing but lead paint chips growing up? did you live under high voltage power lines? there are a couple of things that george does well. 1) he kills young soldiers well  2) he can f**k up a one car funeral, cup of coffee, a wet dream and the economy without so much as breaking a sweat  3) he picks his friends well dick THE GUN cheney & donald THE BIG FAT BULL**** ARTIST rumsfield
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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to Undergo Surgery\n                Lead singer is "doing fine"\n                  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS\n\n(Mar. 22) -- Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will undergo surgery this week for an undisclosed medical condition, forcing the band to cancel the remaining dates of its North American tour.\n\n\nThe band's publicist, Marcee Rondan, said Tuesday that Tyler was "doing fine" but declined to elaborate on his condition.\n\n\n"Despite Aerosmith's desire to keep the tour going as long as possible, Tyler's doctors advised him not to continue performing to give his voice time to recover," Rondan said in a statement.\n\n\nTyler, who turns 58 on Sunday, can't perform for an extended period of time, Rondan said, adding the band was on hiatus.\n\n\nAerosmith canceled recent concerts in Manchester, N.H., Pensacola, Fla., and Lexington, Ky., because of illness, though the tour press director did not disclose who was sick or the nature of the illness.
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Oh, he and I had coffee the other day.  He is doing great, and so is his family.  He had a hemorrhoid operation the other day, and his butt is healing nicely.
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There has been a few rumours (mainly driven by the web) about this, but no official announcements.\n\nIt is clear that he is currently going through a very hard time, having split with his wife (again) and his friend Proof being shot and killed recently, and if reports are to be believed he has pretty much locked himself away and is very depressed.\n\nHowever, in many ways that is to be expected given recent events, and as there has been no official announcement of a retirement I would expect him to be "back in business" when he is good and ready to do so.
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better health, a good man, and a piece of mind
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Steven Tyler is reportedly ill. I don't have the link but you can do a search for the info.
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He has nodules on his vocal chords, non cancerous growths. This is a condition that was also suffered by Freddie Mercury of Queen. Freddie refused the surgery and walked around with a pad and pen for over two weeks resting his voice when they had to cancel the first tour of America opening for Mott the Hoople. With the surgery and rest Steven should be fine.
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he's still alive and kicking it.  he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2000 and has been selling toys, chauffering part-time, and fencing with ooompa looompas...
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get an explicit video of advanced liver disease and plug it in for him to watch....he should back it off to one or two a day and just enjoy having a lesser amount. he's getting a buzz and that isn't a good habit to get into....you've got your work cut out for you, it's going to be a hard sell but tell him how much you love him and that you only want to help because you care. is he getting red cheeks and nose yet?
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Well, a lot of time has passed since he first got hurt, so I would say he has as much of a chance as anyone else at being ok. He should just keep an eye out for any strange symptoms in the future.
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As someone who, like your friend, developed heart failure in middle age (I was 49 at the time), I can tell you that his life expectancy is directly related to how well he takes care of himself.  And that, of course, is bad news for your friend.\n\nAs you realize, he is doing everything wrong.  The shortness of breath would be relieved if he lost weight, gave up the cigarettes and dropped the sodium.  I don't know what medications he was prescribed, but probably at least one of them would help him shed the fluid that may be getting into his lungs and making it harder for him to breathe.  \n\nIt's no wonder he is always fatigued.  How would anyone feel if they have reduced heart function and reduced lung capacity?\n\nAs to his other meds, there are wonderful drugs now that can lighten the load on his heart and make it easier for the heart--the part that's still funtioning--to do its job.  If he doesn't take them, he is overstressing the working portion of his heart as it tries to do the job of the entire organ.  It can't, at least not without help.\n\nThe nausea is a very worrisome symptom.  That one suggests angina, which sometimes comes out that way.  His poor heart, overworked as it is, may be sending out distress signals which are perceived as nausea.  \n\nDepending on how much alcohol his is consuming, daily drinking may or may not be a problem.  One or two drinks a day (NO MORE, and NO doubles) actually seems to benefit the heart.  But some people think that if one is okay, four must be great.  It's not.  The beneficial aspects of alcohol completely reverse if you have more than about 2 drinks (just one for a woman).\n\nOverall, this man needs to go back to his doctor and lay all his cards on the table.  Could he be depressed and "giving up"?  That is very common with heart patients.  He needs to tell his doctor *everything* he is doing and not doing, and why.\n\nI believe that patients have rights, and so does your friend.  But he also has children, which means he has a responsibility to be around for them until they are well established on their own.  If he lets himself die while they are still young, they will never fully forgive him.  What's worse, he will have missed out on seeing them grow up, which one of the best parts of life.\n\nGood luck!!
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honey i hope everything goes well for him and that the surgery goes well and he has a good and speedy recovery. And and for those wishing bad on some one be aware of karma. god don't like ugly.
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He had a heart attack while brushing his teeth in his hotel room one night.  His heart was weakened from several years of cocaine and steroid abuse.\n\nHe had gone to rehab in 2002 and cleaned up and gotten off drugs and alcohol completely, but the years that he did use drugs took a toll on his heart, leading up to the heart attack years later.  He was clean for 3 years when he died.
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The England FC Doctors say that Rooney is healing very quickly, as do all healthy young people.  I think he may not play in the first couple of games, but if we get through to the quarter finals and beyond, he will be there -no problem.
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He was in the hospital in January with pneumonia, but released by the end of the month. I believe he is 92 years old--doesn't seem possible. He attended Coretta Scott King's funeral and looked fit.