Elton John’s heartbreaking health update as he can no longer do one thing for fans

A devastating health update from Sir Elton John has made him unable to serve his fans.

The 77-year-old musician revealed his eye condition last year in a heartbreaking confession. He and his husband David Furnish made the decision to discuss their health issues with fans in December while watching a production of The Devil Wears Prada on London’s West End. He admitted to the audience that he had lost his vision and couldn’t see the stage during a speech following the production.

He admitted that he felt “stuck” at the moment and that his right eye was affected by an eye infection last summer, which caused him to lose his right eye. Unfortunately, as fans were warned that the I’m Still Standing hitmaker had to make a significant change for the release of his new album, Elton’s condition has gotten worse.

Although he feared that Who Believes in Angels? might have prevented him from finishing it, the album is scheduled to be released on April 4th. However, when the new music is released, Elton has had to make a terrible choice. The album’s limited edition sets, which include the star’s signature, have been sold for £24.99.

However, Elton “simplified” his signature in a heartbreaking way, stating that all subsequent initials are followed by a kiss. Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, are Elton’s parents, and he is the father of Zachary and Elijah, 11, for the first time in December. He declared to audience members, “I can’t see the stage because of my vision loss. As some of you may be aware of, I’ve had problems and am now blind.

Although I wasn’t able to see the performance, I did enjoy it. It’s difficult for me to see it, but my husband has been my rock because I’ve missed seeing a lot of the previews, and it sounded good tonight, okay. I just need to get off my backside because it’s been a while since I’ve done anything.

“My right eye was severely damaged in July, and it’s been four months since I can’t see, and my left eye isn’t as good. So there is hope and encouragement that everything will turn out fine, but… Because I can do something similar to this (an interview), but I’m kind of stuck right now because I can’t start recording because I can’t see a lyric.

The music legend appeared on The Graham Norton Show earlier this month to promote their upcoming song Who Believes in Angels? with collaborator Brandi Carlile. When the new song forced him to confront his own mortality, Elton admitted that he “lost it” and needed rest for 45 minutes.

When This Whole World Is Done With Me is a song’s lyric, “Bernie Taupin (Elton’s lyricist) gave me a lyric, and I’m writing the verse (music) quite quickly,” Elton remarked. “And then I realize it’s about my death, my demise,” I hear in the chorus. And you think about, “How long have I got,” as a 76-year-old man who was at the time and having children and a husband, mortality, and What is the length? I’m hoping I’ve got much longer than I might have.

And so, by the time I reached the chorus, I had forgotten about singing it for 45 minutes. He acknowledged that it was a very, very heavy moment for me. I recorded the next day when you’re singing about being washed out of the sea and the end of your life, and I was alright after 45 minutes of being consoled.

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