# Another Thread On George Harrison's Health **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 26, 2001, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219 "2001-11-26T02:38:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/1 "2001-11-26T02:38:04Z")
Sorry to all you fans of George, but the NY Post says he’s not doing too well… [http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/35032.htm](http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/35032.htm) > [@](#): > > Former Beatle George Harrison reportedly is clinging to life - with possibly just a week left to live - after failing to respond to a new cancer treatment. > “It’s only a matter of days,” a family friend told Sunday People. “Everything possible has been done to try to save him . . . yet he is fading fast.” ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/2 "2001-11-26T03:17:18Z")
☹ ☹ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/3 "2001-11-26T03:27:08Z")
Damn. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![tsunamisurfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/4 "2001-11-26T03:29:46Z")
I thought I heard/read that George had been diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme. If so, this is an especially virulent cancer with a poor prognosis. Mean lifespan from diagnosis to death is, IIRC, about 11 months, with only a statistical handful living beyond 24 months. Promising treatments may be available in 5-10 years, but the state of the art in medical treatment today is terribly disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/5 "2001-11-26T03:30:44Z")
I remember hearing a few days ago that Paul and Ringo had gone in to see him for a few hours - basically saying goodbyes. Don’t know if this is true or not, though. George was always my favorite - if anything because he seemed very willing to be influenced by other cultures in his music. He will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![jaimest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaimest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaimest)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/6 "2001-11-26T03:47:54Z")
I’m really hoping its not true. I’d wait for a second source. I know it doesn’t look good, but he’s been pronounced “dead” in the press before… ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/7 "2001-11-26T04:11:51Z")
Never underestimate the will to live… here’s hoping he pulls through, but more than that, here’s hoping he doesn’t suffer more than he needs to. ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/8 "2001-11-26T04:34:17Z")
Poor George. Well, it happens to the best of us. Thanks for the music, guy. ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/9 "2001-11-26T04:45:10Z")
Unfortunately the tabloid press has proven to be pretty accurate when reporting celebrities on their deathbeds. This is rough…what a bloody shame. Cheers George, and say “hullo” to Ronnie Lane and Graham Chapman for us. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/10 "2001-11-26T04:55:26Z")
☹ I hope this is not true, just an evil rumor, but it dosent look like it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/11 "2001-11-27T08:01:03Z")
[url"=http://abcnews.go.com/sections/entertainment/DailyNews/harrison011126.html"]ABC News has now posted a similar story ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/12 "2001-11-27T10:42:33Z")
Preview is your friend [That link again](http://abcnews.go.com/sections/entertainment/DailyNews/harrison011126.html) ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-on-george-harrisons-health/95219/13 "2001-11-30T15:06:51Z")
And now we know. Goodbye, George, see you in your next incarnation.