Robert Farnham has provided a heartwarming update about his father, Australian music legend John Farnham, ahead of Cancer Research Giving Day this Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Rob says that his father was “getting better every day” after he was diagnosed with a tumour inside his mouth in August of 2022. John underwent major surgery and announced he was cancer-free in 2023.
“Dad is doing good. Every day he is getting better,” Rob said.
“It is just one of those things, some days it is great and some days it is not. He is a fighter, he is stubborn in all the right ways and he wants to keep pushing.
“The main thing is the doctors, the nurses, the professionals involved and everyone who helped him get through it … they are out there trying to help people, they are the superheroes.
“They are doing the hard yards and because of the support and work that they do, Dad was able to pull his socks up and really concentrate on healing himself.
“He is well, he is cancer free and he is happy. He is annoying my mum again which is fantastic.”
Rob and his brother James have been big advocates and supporters of the Cancer Council Victoria, in hopes of helping to raise funds on Cancer Research Giving Day, this Tuesday.
Donations made on the day will be matched, doubling the impact on cancer research.
Rob took to Instagram to spread awareness, sharing a video with all you need to know about Cancer Research Giving Day:
Cancer Research Giving Day is Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Donations can be made at www.cancerresearchgivingday.com.au
