hertfordseasider
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Really sad news, only 63, another great from my youth gone. RIP Terry, much too young
Really sad news, only 63, another great from my youth gone. RIP Terry, much too young
He was indeed, and a good bloke tooThe radio were just discussing him and said he was "a massive Man United fan".
Just heard that, pancreatic cancer is a death sentence they need to find something to stop it or make it go into remission.The Specials' frontman Terry Hall had been diagnosed with cancer shortly before his death this week at the age of 63, his bandmate has confirmed.
Bassist Horace Panter gave a moving account of his friend's final daysrevealing they had planned to record a new album in November before Hall was taken ill with a suspected stomach bug.
It later transpired to be pancreatic cancer, which had spread to his liver.
Initial treatment went well, but Hall began to fade in December, Panter said.
"Reports are not good," he wrote. "Terry has lost a lot of weight and is very frail.
"His friend Ian Broudie [of The Lightning Seeds] visits and phones manager Steve. He fears that Terry is slipping away."
He continued: "15th December and manager Steve drives up to London to visit. He calls me on his return journey and says things are not looking promising. Terry is dying. The next day he is put on morphine and is more-or-less unconscious for most of the time."
Panter said he had planned to visit his friend in hospital, but was advised not to by Hall's wife Lindy, who arranged a phone call to say goodbye.
"It was tough," Panter said. "Terry died around half past five the next evening, Sunday 18th December.
"The world has lost a unique voice and I have lost a good friend."