A fundraiser has been launched to pay the medical payments of Terry Reid, who’s at present battling most cancers. The information follows the postponement of Reid’s upcoming dates within the UK, Eire and Norway, which had been scheduled to start in Wolverhampton on September 9.
“Over the previous a number of months, Terry has been courageously battling most cancers in addition to quite a few different severe well being points,” reads a press release on the GoFundMe web page. “His combat has been quiet and courageous, nevertheless it has additionally come at a terrific private value.
“He is been out and in of the hospital, enduring rounds of remedy and uncertainty – and, most just lately, was compelled to cancel his long-anticipated six-week tour. The monetary pressure has develop into overwhelming, and the medical payments are mounting by the day.
“Terry would by no means ask for this himself — which is why we’re asking for him.
“This GoFundMe is a means for individuals who love him, have been moved by his music, or just wish to help a fellow human being in a tough time, to offer again. Whether or not you’re a lifelong fan or a good friend who’s stood beside him onstage, backstage or within the viewers – each donation, message, and gesture of affection makes an actual distinction.”
Reid, who just lately appeared within the widely-praised Changing into Led Zeppelin movie, was famously mooted as a potential singer for Jimmy Web page’s new venture earlier than suggesting {that a} younger Robert Plant may be a greater match.
Equally famously, soul queen Aretha Franklin as soon as mentioned of the then 18-year-old Reid, “solely three issues are occurring in England: the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Terry Reid.”
On the time of writing, half of the goal $70,000 has been raised.
