Westlife's Mark Feehily steps down from band and won't go on tour after surgery
Westlife's Mark Feehily has shared that he will be taking a break from the band due to health issues. He won't be joining the rest of the group on their first US tour, which includes performances in Canada, the USA, Mexico and Brazil.
Mark made the announcement on his social media, saying: "Hello and much love to you all! It's Mark here... Most of you are aware that I have had some health challenges over the past while." He explained that his health problems began 3. 5 years ago in August 2020 when he had surgery.
Just a few days after the operation, he was in severe pain and had to be rushed to A&E. The day ended with him in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) where he was told that he had developed severe Sepsis, a life-threatening infection due to complications from the surgery. This required immediate emergency surgery to fix the problem and save his life, reports The Irish Mirror.
He spent the next few months in hospital. The star added: "It was during lockdown. For months, due to strict Covid restrictions, / was not allowed any visitors including my fiance and my then 10-month-old daughter."
He shared an announcement on social media (Instagram: Mark Feehily)"It was physically and mentally a very difficult time, not to mention traumatic having to spend so long in ICU. I was eventually discharged from hospital in December 2020 but I have had ongoing medical problems as a result of it all. In late 2021, I became very ill in Newcastle before a concert and ended up back in A&E, this time being told I had pneumonia."
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"I was told I had to go straight home to recover and regrettably miss the rest of the concerts that December. I was referred to a consultant who told me I needed more surgery which I went ahead with in May 2022 meaning I was forced to miss more of The Wild Dreams tour."
The star continued: "Three months after that surgery, I tried my best to soldier on for you guys and to go back on tour but unfortunately the physical demands of the concerts and extensive travel were proving too much for me. I developed a very large 'incisional hernia' and I was told that I needed further surgery to fix it. This would be my fourth major surgery since the start of it all, but I had no option."
Mark went on to say that the surgery was a success but he has been advised to recover and not go back on tour. He said: "That surgery took place recently and thankfully it went according to plan but with that, my recovery must now become my absolute priority at this time."
Mark went on to say that the surgery was a success but he has been advised to recover (ITV)He went on to announce he needed to take a break from touring with the band to focus on his health. He said: "It is with the utmost level of regret that I must now temporarily stand down from all Westlife touring until a time that I have had the chance to fully recover from the turbulent journey I have been through as an individual."
He also shared his thanks and love, saying, "Believe me, I wish things could be different! I would like to thank you so very much for your support and understanding of me and my health over the past few years." Mark expressed gratitude to his family: "To my parents, brothers, close family and friends, thank you for the relentless support as always. Thank you to my beautiful daughter for giving me constant daily motivation and inspiration to keep fighting through all of this and to get better asap and to my partner Cailean for being there through the most challenging of times."
He didn't forget his bandmates and said: "To Shane, Kian and Nicky, I love you three and I know you'll knock it out of the park. I'll be there with you in spirit for each and every show whilst you continue to fly the Westlife flag around the world." Mark added a special thanks to the medical team who helped him: "To all the medical staff who held my hand and kept my spirit lifted (you know who you are! ), my heartfelt thanks goes out to each and every one of you."
He finished with a message to the fans: "I'm so devastated that I won't be there to celebrate the upcoming concerts with you and the three lads. I hope you know and understand that / should have been there (I was so excited to be there! ) and that I look forward to seeing you all again to make some more magic in the future."
"But for now, I have to make the right decision for my health and wellbeing, for my family, and for myself as a person. Please don't worry. Sending the most positive vibes in your direction, I will see you very soon beautiful people! WESTLIFE FOREVER! Love, Mark Feehily xx".
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