Ronnie rallies
 By Elaine Sheridan
Singer Ronnie Drew has admitted he was a “gobshite” not to
seek medical treatment sooner than he did.
Recently diagnosed with throat cancer the bearded folk icon kept his humour
up throughout his treatment.
He said: “I felt it coming on for a while because I was getting
sore throats and didn’t seem to have the same power in my voice.
But like all gobshites, I waited and waited before I went about it.
“When the diagnosis was made I got the fright of my life, of course.
I was really shocked. I’ve accepted it now though.”
Ronnie, 72, was recently admitted to hospital for four days treatment
including chemotherapy and he is undergoing a weekly dose over the next
few weeks before he gets readmitted for another blast.
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