OHMYGOSSIP — Rhod Gilbert is feeling “optimistic” in his battle with cancer.
The 53-year-old comedian revealed in July he was undergoing treatment at Velindre Cancer Hospital Centre in Cardiff, and after undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, he doesn’t know if “it has worked” but he’s trying to be positive.
He said: “The care I’m having is beyond words.
“I’m feeling happy, positive and optimistic. I’m feeling good and feel like I’m recovering day-by-day.
“I hope that 2023 is a better year and I can start having fun again.”
The former ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ host told how he was “struggling” after recording a show in Cardiff in April, and then his condition deteriorated while he was in Cuba on a fundraising trek for Velindre, the charity he is now receiving care from, and he was eventually diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.
He told BBC Radio Wales: “I had a terribly sore throat, tightness through my neck. I was having to cancel shows because I couldn’t breathe.
“I was having all sorts of problems and we couldn’t get to the bottom of it.
“In May, I noticed lumps started popping up in places they shouldn’t be. It turns out I’ve got Stage 4 cancer.
“I also caught Covid on that walk as well. I came home with cancer and Covid from a Velindre fundraising trek… the irony of that! I went as a Velindre patron and came home as a patient.”
While Rhod was forced to postpone his comedy tour, he’s hopeful his illness will inspire more shows in the future.
He said: “Some days I’m well enough to do a bit of writing and I’ve got a feeling when I’ve got through all this there’ll be a show in it.
“The things people say when they find out you’ve got cancer… people panic. There’s a lot of humour in it.
“Hopefully I’m going to jot it all down and one day bring it to the stage.”
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