Morrissey: Not Dead Yet, But He Knows It’s Serious

Morrissey is out of hospital in Michigan after a bout of what appeared to be a bleeding ulcer.  He’s getting better, but there’s a new problem:  Barrett’s esophagus, an acid reflux-related condition that could could lead to esophageal cancer.

Could lead.  Treating the acid reflux should make everything settle down. That’s as easy as a daily dose of Nexium.  It won’t cure it–we’re dealing with a change in the cells of the esophagus–but it should keep things from getting worse.

Here’s Morrissey’s statement on the fan site True to You.

Message from Morrissey

The reports of my death have been greatly understated. Once admitted to the William Beaumont Hospital at Royal Oak in Michigan, I received treatment for concussion, a bleeding ulcer, and Barrett’s esophagus. The positive from all of this is that there are now no known ailments left for me to try.
I am fully determined to resume the tour on February 9 at the Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas. If there’s an audience of any kind  in attendance, I just might die with a smile on my face, after all. If I am not there, I shall probably never again be anywhere.
Equally, I am determined to play Flint (Michigan) if it kills me (which, on the face of it, it almost has.)

Thank you to everyone present at both Brooklyn (New York) and Melbourne (Australia) during recent weeks for two of the best nights of what might charitably be termed my “career”. My debt to you will outlive time itself.

pause at my headstone,
MORRISSEY
31 January 2013.