Aretha Franklin doing better than doctors expected
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oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
New
York,
(ANI):
Amid
reports
that
Aretha
Franklin
is
suffering
from
pancreatic
cancer,
a
relative
has
said
that
the
singer
was
'doing
better
than
doctors
expected" and
would
be
released
from
the
hospital
shortly.“Franklin
has
a
long
life
in
front
of
her
and
will
be
back
in
concert,
on
stage,
late
spring
or
early
summer,"
the
New
York
Daily
News
quoted
Franklin's
cousin,
Brenda
Corbett,
as
telling
the
Detroit
Free
Press.
Rev.
Jesse
Jackson,
who
visited
Franklin
in
the
hospital
days
after
her
surgery,
said
that
she
was
'recovering" and
in
high
spirits.
The
Hall
of
Fame
singer
had
announced
in
November
that
she
was
cancelling
all
her
concerts
and
personal
appearances
and
was
taking
a
six-month
break
on
the
orders
of
her
doctors.
Last
week,
the
68-year-old
underwent
a
surgery
-
further
details
of
which
she
never
revealed.
“The
surgery
was
highly
successful,"
she
said
in
a
statement
the
day
after.
“God
is
still
in
control.
I
had
superb
doctors
and
nurses
whom
were
blessed
by
all
the
prayers
of
the
city
and
the
country.
God
bless
you
all
for
your
prayers!"
she
added.
Soon
after
her
surgery,
however,
it
has
emerged
that
the
legendary
singer
was
battling
incurable
pancreatic
cancer.
Reports
claim
doctors
made
the
diagnosis
after
she
broke
her
ribs
in
a
shower
fall
over
the
summer.