Jean-Pierre Ferland is doing well. The 88-year-old singer, who returned to hospital on Monday with a minor medical condition, is expected to be discharged shortly.
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“He is fine and he is not in mortal danger”, assures the spouse of Jean-Pierre Ferland, Julie-Anne Saumure. The singer is currently hospitalized to have blood removed from his lungs following a nasty fall at home two months ago. His partner estimates that he will be back home this week.
A stupid accident
Reached by telephone by the Journal on Tuesday, Jean-Pierre Ferland’s longtime spouse insisted on the “non-dramatic” aspect of the hospitalization of her famous lover.
“It’s not a big deal, we just have to remove the blood that has formed around his lungs,” she said. It’s really not dramatic, he didn’t have a stroke or anything like that. Besides, it was such a silly accident. »
This stupid accident occurred on June 24, the birthday of the singer of Une chance qu’on s’a. He tripped over a pile of clothes left on the floor, fell and fractured two ribs.
“As he was in pain, we went to the hospital the next evening,” continues his wife. They did an X-ray and he had two fractured ribs. He took it cool he was a bit tired and two days later he was sitting on his lawn tractor (laughs). Jean-Pierre is made of iron! »
2 months later
Two months later, the singer saw a change in his breath and in his voice which was no longer the same. He returned to the hospital on Monday.
“He had difficulty breathing, because it had been two months since the blood was collecting around his lungs and we did not know it, continues his lover. They are draining the blood right now in the hospital and everything is going to be fine afterwards, it’s going to be like new. Already, he doesn’t even have a hoarse voice or shortness of breath like yesterday. »
Jean-Pierre Ferland has therefore already regained his voice, form and morale, even if like many, he hates being in the hospital. He will even be able to sing next week for a wedding anniversary, as scheduled in his schedule, and is already looking forward to getting back on stage.
If the news of the hospitalization of Jean-Pierre Ferland quickly became public, it is that a lady who was at the same hospital and who saw the singer saw fit to share the news on Twitter.
“He is doing really well, insisted the singer who often accompanies her spouse on stage. He was singing this morning, his breath came back!”