UPDATE: David Draiman has checked in with followers to disclose that the tumor faraway from his arm was benign. “THANK GOD,” mentioned the singer, including, “I may be performing with a sling for a while…but we’re coming for you Europe, USA, and the rest of the world. Time to remind everyone why we are who we are… We are… @Disturbed.”
Disturbed frontman David Draiman just lately underwent a process to take away a tumor from his proper arm, in response to a submit he made on Twitter earlier in the present day (May 30).
The frontman uploaded a selfie on Twitter exhibiting his proper arm all bandaged up. He mentioned that the tumor was situated in his proper radius, which is one of the most important bones within the forearm. He’s nonetheless awaiting the biopsy outcomes, so it is unclear at the moment whether or not the tumor was benign or not.
“Doing a bunch of press today, zoom stuff, so this is going to get out anyway. I had a tumor removed from my rt radius last week. It had been keeping me up nights. Should have biopsy results tomorrow. Thoughts, prayers, positive energy all welcome,” the singer wrote, including the hashtag “A Reason to Fight.”
See the tweet beneath.
The Disturbed frontman has been very open about his private life as of late, most just lately sharing his struggles with habit and psychological well being throughout a live performance in Milwaukee. He opened up about his expertise, which he claimed nearly took his life, round when the band was performing their 2018 observe “A Reason to Fight.”
“I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of losing everybody I love to depression and addiction. Every single band member on this stage has dealt with those feelings, with those demons. And I miss the friends that we’ve lost. I miss Chester [Bennington], I miss Scott [Weiland], I miss Chris [Cornell]. And if I can be completely honest with you, a couple months ago, I almost joined them,” he mentioned.
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“Addiction and depression can happen to anyone ladies and gentlemen. No one is immune from it no matter how beautiful their life may look from the outside… No matter how blessed they may seem. It’s out of our control.”
Loudwire sends our greatest to Draiman as he recovers from the process.
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