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Andrew Lloyd Webberis giving an update on his eldest son’s health since he was diagnosed with gastric cancer.
On Thursday, the iconic composer and impresario, 74, revealed in an Instagramvideothat his son Nicholas, 43, has entered hospice care following his “ghastly” diagnosis.
“I want to thank you for the outpouring of messages of support for my son, Nick. He’s now been moved into a hospice and he’s battling away,” he said in the clip. “I think he’s over the worst of this first bout of pneumonia that he’s got as a result of his cancer, which is just ghastly. We’re all here and the family here has gathered around, and it was the right place for us all to be I think.”
“I’m going to go see Nick in a minute and I’m going to pass on all of the fantastic wishes that I’ve had for him from everywhere all around the world,” he continued.
Andrew Lloyd Webber (L) with son Nicholas Lloyd Webber in 2010.Alan Davidson/Shutterstock
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“As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalized,” Webber wrote at the time. “I, therefore, have not been able to attend the recent previews ofBad Cinderellaand as things stand, I will not be able to cheer on its wonderful cast, crew and orchestra on opening night this Thursday.”
“We are all praying that Nick will turn the corner,” Webber continued. “He is bravely fighting with his indomitable humor, but at the moment my place is with him and the family.”
Nicholas, a Grammy-nominated composer himself, has notably scored the BBC One seriesLove, Lies and Records, the filmThe Last Busand the shortMr. Invisible. He earned a Grammy nomination after scoringAndrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella’s original cast album in 2021.
source: people.com
