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ELTON JOHN HAS SUFFERED NUMEROUS HEALTH STRUGGLES IN RECENT YEARS, INCLUDING A BATTLE WITH PROSTATE CANCER AND LOSING HIS EYESIGHT. 15:52, 11 Feb 2025Updated 10:53, 12 Feb 2025 Elton John

has recently opened up about his health struggles on the Graham Norton show. The 77-year-old music icon appeared on the BBC talkshowwhere he confessed he had been pondering his death and how

much time he has left with his husband and kids. Speaking on the BBC show, Elton revealed he had been working on a new single with his music partner Brandi Carlile where he'd been put

in a position to sing about his own demise. He said: "I get to the chorus, and I find that it's about my death, my demise. And as a 76 year old man, which I was at that time, and

having children and having a husband, mortality, and you think about, 'How long have I got? How long? I hope I've got, much longer than maybe I've got.' "And so by

the time I got to the chorus and suddenly realised that I started singing it (and) I lost it for 45 minutes. It was a very, very heavy moment for me. Article continues below "After 45

minutes of being consoled, I was okay, but I recorded the next day...when you're singing about being washed out to sea and the end of your life, it took me by surprise." The

I'm Still Standing singer has battled various health issues over the years including prostate cancer and last year he lost his sight in one eye. It's not the first time Elton has

discussed the decline in his health as last year he shocked his audience by revealing on stage that he had lost his eyesight and couldn't see. In a heartbreaking social media post in

October 2024, he wrote: "To be honest with you, there's not much of me left. I don't have tonsils, adenoids or an appendix. "I don't have a prostate. I don't

have a right hip or a left knee or a right knee. In fact, the only thing left to me is my left hip. But I'm still here." Here we take a closer look at all of Elton's health

problems all over the years including his most recent battle with his eyesight.. BLINDNESS BATTLE Elton revealed he had been struggling with vision loss after suffering with an eye infection

during a holiday in the South of France. Taking to on Instagram in September, he shared: "Over the summer, I've been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately

left me with only limited vision in one eye. I am healing, but it's an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye." Elton expressed

his gratitude for the medical team and his family for their attentive care. He wrote: "I am so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family, who have taken such

good care of me over the last several weeks. I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home, and am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery

thus far. With love and gratitude." He later shared a candid update with his fans at a weekend theatre event, saying: "I've lost my eyesight and cannot see the stage. "As

some of you may know I have had issues and now I have lost my sight. I haven't been able to see the performance but I have enjoyed it. To my husband who's been my rock because I

haven't been able to come to many of the previews... it's hard for me to see it but I love to hear it and it sounded good tonight OK. Thank you for coming!" APPENDICITIS Elton

was forced to postpone dates on his summer tour due to appendicitis back in 2013. His representative stressed the singer's commitment to fans as the cancellations were announced. The

statement read: "Elton is incredibly disappointed to postpone these tour dates. To know that he made such superhuman efforts and continued to perform to thousands through his illness

only confirms his dedication to his European fans". On his road to recovery, the statement concluded: "He is eager to be back on top form and return to play the remaining shows

starting in early September 2013." Elton went through surgery to have his appendix removed in July 2013. The Rocketman star has also been managing his diabetes along with his other

health challenges. DIABETES Elton was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes back in the early 2000s. As a result he drastically changed his diet to manage his blood sugar levels, later confessing

that it's been a "long time" since he indulged in a sweet treat. Speaking on Lady Ruth Rogers' Ruthie's Table 4 podcast, he said: "I can have an apple, I can

eat a bit of melon. As long as you're sensible about it, it doesn't shoot your blood sugar up. But what I crave is chocolate and ice cream, I can't have any ice cream."

He continued: "If I had a death row meal, it wouldn't contain anything except sweets, because I can't eat them now. So, I'd have ice cream, donuts, apple pie, rhubarb

crumble." PROSTATE CANCER Elton was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017 and selflessly chose surgery over chemotherapy as he didn't want the disease "hanging over" his

family. However, after his cancer treatment, the singer developed an serious infection which brought him "24 hours from death". In his memoir, Me, Elton he detailed that the

surgery in Los Angeles had been a "complete success", but he noticed something was off 10 days later. He recalled: "It turned out that I had a rare complication from the

operation." Sir Elton revealed how he had spent 11 days in a London hospital "wondering if I was going to die". Elton further shared: "In the hospital, alone at the dead

of night, I'd prayed: please don't let me die, please let me see my kids again, please give me a little longer." JOIN THE DAILY RECORD WHATSAPP COMMUNITY! Get the latest news

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choose 'exit group'. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. HIP SURGERY That's not the last of Elton's struggles as he also had to delay his 2021 Farewell

Yellow Brick Road tour dates to have surgery after suffering a fall that left him in "considerable pain and discomfort" with his hip. Article continues below He shared at the time:

"Despite intensive physio and specialist treatment, the pain has continued to get worse and is leading to increasing difficulties moving." He also mentioned: "I have been

advised to have an operation as soon as possible to get me back to full fitness and make sure there are no long-term complications." Elton was not able to make his grand return to

performing until 2023 after his surgery and additional setbacks from the Covid-19 pandemic.