American Blues legend Walter Trout has been told he needs a liver transplant within 90 days or he will die.
He has been battling liver disease for the last year but has continued recording and touring and an appeal has been set up to raise the $125,000 needed to save the veteran Bluesmans life.
http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/walter-trout-needs-a-new-liver-you-can-help-/151911
Trout was forced to withdrawn from the upcoming Bluesfest in Australia last week.
“It is with sadness that Bluesfest announce Walter Trout is not able to perform at Bluesfest in 2014 or his Sydney and Melbourne shows with Robben Ford due to health reasons,” Bluesfest announced.
Trout said, “Now finally approved, treatment is underway, and the specialists and doctors expect me to be ready to take the stage again when the treatment is complete. I certainly want to do so. I still love to play for people – and now more so than ever! However, due to the delay in treatment, I will still have part of the treatment left by the time I would have played in Australia, and me and my team of doctors didn’t want to risk a set-back due to the extensive amount of travel included in getting to Australia, and also for me to be far away from my specialists at that time.
“I am truly sorry for letting my fans down. I looked very much forward to getting back to Australia, a land I learned to love all the way back in my Canned Heat days. It is my sincere hope that I will be able to get back to Oz next year.”
Bluesfest organiser Peter Noble says he hoped to tour Walter Trout at some time in the future. we at Bluesfest wish Walter all the best and we look forwarding to presenting him in the future.”
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