Bee Gees - Robin Gibb Can't Speak

16 May 2012
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Robin Gibb Can't Speak

Ailing Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has been forced to communicate by blinking as he continues to battle cancer.

The singer, who came out of a 12-day coma last month (Apr12), has not spoken for a week after doctors placed a tracheotomy tube in his neck.

He has resorted to 'speaking' to his wife Dwina and sons Robin-John and Spencer by moving his eyelids, according to Britain's The Sun.

A source tells the publication, "His mind is sharp as a tack but his body seems to be failing. But Robin will not give up. And Dwina is determined he continue treatment."

Gibb faces further chemotherapy once he regains strength. The 62 year old has been hospitalised in London since contracting pneumonia during his long-running fight against liver and colon cancer.


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16th May 2012 08:00

RodeoGal     (63)

No more chemo - please. But his vocal cords are just weak and the muscles too - it's not all lost. But I can say that chemo contributed to this a great deal - it does do that when your liver is compromised.I pray for Robin - it is no fun what he is going through. But it is what it is and he knows that - and it is just comfort that he seeks and is getting ! No more chemo is what he will tell you later. you will have to make some promises and find a chemo that doesn't destroy you. Been through this - and I pray heartily for his comfort and recovery - which will occur just slowly. Bless him at this juncture. God Bless you Robin & God Be with his family. KSE Oregon US

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