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Aretha Franklin gives health update, is ‘85%’ fit
By Aly Barchi | Published on Thursday 22 August 2013
Aretha Franklin has released an update re her health, saying she is “85%” fit and still making a “miraculous” improvements.
Speaking to the Associated Press, likely in reply to news that she had cancelled a PA earlier this week because she was “unable to travel”, Franklin said “My treatments are going very well. My last CAT scan, my doctor at the CAT scan and everyone who sees this says that this is miraculous, absolutely miraculous”.
Whilst declining to identify her illness, Franklin did say it was common to women. She added: “Anytime you have cancellations you should be concerned. But all prayer is good, and keep me in your prayers until I am 100%, not 85, and back on stage”.