John Farnham is cancer free and “doing really, really good,” his son has said in an update after the star’s mouth surgery last year.
“He’s super positive,” Robert Farnham said on Monday.
Robert Farnham appeared on the Seven Network alongside family friend Gaynor Wheatley to discuss the premiere of the new documentary John Farnham: Finding The Voice.
John Farnham was diagnosed with throat cancer in August 2022. The now 74-year-old rock legend underwent a 12-hour operation to remove a mouth tumour. Part of his jaw was also removed, followed by reconstructive surgery.
The operation began at 8am in a Melbourne hospital and was completed at 7.30pm that night.
“Like we’ve said before, cancer is a terrible, terrible thing,” Robert Farnham said.
“It’s his time to walk that road, but he’s cancer free. He’s doing really, really good. He sings at home again, the whole thing.
“He’s doing fantastic. Just the other day he was walking around with his cane and did a little bit of a dance, which was pretty fabulous. He is walking with his dog a lot. He is really, really happy.”
Robert Farnham said his father had not seen the new documentary which airs on Monday night on Seven.
“He’s not one to watch himself, you know, on TV, or even read reviews,” he said. “He’s just not like that – but we’ll make him watch it.”
At the time of the 2022 surgery, Farnham’s wife, Jillian Billman, said: “There is still a long road of recovery and healing ahead of us, but we know John is up for that task.”
