THE CREATOR OF shows such as Father Ted and The IT crowd Graham Linehan has revealed that he’s being treated for testicular cancer.
The comedy writer tweeted that he’d had an operation to remove the cancer and that he will be undergoing chemotherapy.
I got a bit of bad news recently. A little touch of the old cancer. Luckily, ball cancer is one of the best ones to have (sorry, ladies!) and they got rid of it all pretty quickly, along with a ball. Bye, ball! I'll never forget the good times!
— Graham “I didnt say that, though” Linehan (@Glinner) June 27, 2018
Next up is a course of chemo to make sure it doesn't come back. Not looking forward to that, obviously, but it's better than dying.
— Graham “I didnt say that, though” Linehan (@Glinner) June 27, 2018
Linehan who is in the middle of writing a script called ‘Pope Ted’ has had to cancel some events that he was due to appear at in Australia.
Apologies to everyone who bought tickets to my Australian event. I'm hoping to make it back next year.
— Graham “I didnt say that, though” Linehan (@Glinner) June 27, 2018
He also thanked everyone for their well wishes and said he was hoping to be able to continue being ‘a happy-go-lucky, beloved twitter personality’.
Ugh, God, people are so nice. You forget sometimes. Thanks, everyone.
— Graham “I didnt say that, though” Linehan (@Glinner) June 27, 2018
Both Linehan and his wife Helen spoke openly about their opposition to the 8th Amendment and spoke openly about having to procure an abortion following a fatal foetal abnormality diagnosis.
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