First Dates' Merlin Griffiths rushed back to hospital due to cancer 'complications'
28.06.2022 - 11:13
/ ok.co.uk
First Dates star Merlin Griffiths has been admitted to hospital after revealing he was suffering from bowel cancer complications. The TV star, 46, shared the news of his bowel cancer diagnosis last year after doctors discovered he has a 4.5cm stage three tumour. As part of his treatment plan, Merlin underwent surgery in April to remove the tumour and was discharged from hospital after 6 days.
However that wasn’t the end of his treatment journey, with the star taking to Instagram on Monday afternoon to reveal he had once again been admitted as a result of complications from his condition. Sharing a selfie taken from his hospital bed, the nation’s favourite bartender wrote: "Oh... Squibwibble.
#complications. #nhs. #BowelCancerAwareness.” Following the news, fans and friends rushed to the comments section to wish him well and send him all the love and support they could.
One fan wrote: "Sending you so much love, hope it gets better soon xx.” A second then added: ”Sending positive vibes and wishing you better. You got this!” With a third also saying: "Oh no so sorry to see this. Sending a million positive vibes.” Despite his diagnosis, Merlin isn’t letting the disease beat him, even vowing in an interview with Sunday Mirror last September, that he wouldn’t "let it get the better of me.” During the same interview, the First Dates star also described the difficult moment he had explained his illness to his seven year old daughter Alix.
He recalled: “I said, ‘Dad’s got cancer’. She said, ‘Is that bad, Dad?’ “I said, ‘Yes, it’s very serious but I think it should be OK. Modern medicine’s great and if anything changes I’ll let you know.' “She understands that people can die but I told her cancer comes in different varieties and
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