Elton John Says He Has Lost Most Of His Vision After Illness
Elton John suffered through an illness over the summer that took a toll on the musician. It appears that the singer is almost blind after the illness. He said that he has no vision anymore in his right eye, and his left eye is not much better.
Here is what you need to know about the singer’s medical problems and what he said happened over the summer.
Elton John Almost Loses Eyesight Over Summer
Elton John said he is almost blind and is battling vision problems after a summer infection. Elton said he lost all the sight from his right eye, and his left eye is in bad condition as well. According to the singer, he spent the entire summer fighting an infection affecting his eyesight. As a result, he couldn’t create new music.
“I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the South of France,” Elton said (via The Mirror). “It’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see. My left eye is not the greatest.”
However, he said there is still hope that things will improve for him. He said, “There’s hope and encouragement that it will be okay, but I’m kind of stuck in the moment.” With that said, he said he can’t do anything right now. He can’t go into the studio because he can’t see the lyrics.
Elton has two young sons (Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11), and he said that this entire illness “floored” him. He said they are taking the initiative to get him better, but he is worried since nothing like this has ever happened to him before. He said he can’t see, read, or watch anything.
Earlier in the summer, Elton had let fans know that he had a severe eye infection that left him with “limited vision.” However, it appears that it got much worse and the healing didn’t quite go as well as he had hoped.
Elton John Talks Documentary About His Life
While he can’t watch it right now, Elton John did get a chance to appear in a documentary about his life called Elton John: Never Too Late. When discussing the feature, he said that despite his current situation, he is still “the luckiest man in the world.”
“I’m so proud of the documentary, I’m proud of my sons, I’m proud of my attitude toward myself and what’s going on. I’m just very lucky and very grateful,” Elton said, “I am an iron man, because I’ve been through so much and come out the other side.”
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