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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Emma McMenamy

Christy Dignam was a 'goner' before crucial treatment as he makes promise to fans

ASLAN frontman Christy Dignam has revealed how he was at death’s door over the summer – but is now fit for the show of a lifetime at 3Arena.

The Dubliner said he was devastated about having to cancel some of the band’s gigs during the past few months, but his health had to become a priority or he was “a goner”.

The 61-year-old suffers from a rare blood cancer called amyloidosis and he said the chemotherapy he was getting once a week in his battle against the disease had stopped working.

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