Stand up comedian Rhod Gilbert has spoken about his cancer battle and his optimism for the future, amid recovering from surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The 54-year-old from Carmarthen announced in Juy 2022 that he was receiving treatment at Velindre Cancer Hospital Centre in Cardiff, for which he is a patron.
The comedian was forced to cancel his latest stand up tour Book of John due to persistent neck and throat pain which was later diagnosed as cancer. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Rhod has now detailed his treatment, as well as his hopes for 2023 and beyond.
In his first national newspaper interview since the stage four diagnosis, he said that the treatment has meant he sometimes spends "whole weeks" in bed recovering. Detailing the gruelling regiment he said: “Some days I’m well enough to potter and other days, or whole weeks, I’m in bed”. He went on to add that he hasn't "had time to process it [the diagnosis] at all".
