John Farnham’s restoration from most cancers surgical procedure is progressing properly, his household says, after he was moved right into a rehabilitation facility this week.

The singer, 73, was moved from intensive care to the overall ward of a Melbourne hospital “a few weeks in the past”, his spouse Jill Farnham mentioned in a press release on Thursday morning, earlier than he was then moved to the rehabilitation facility this week. “That in itself was terrific progress,” she mentioned.

“Every of those steps means issues are transferring in the precise route and for that we’re enormously grateful.”

Farnham underwent an 11½-hour surgical process in Melbourne on August 23. The surgical procedure concerned two processes – the primary being elimination of the tumour itself, the second being reconstructive surgical procedure on Farnham’s jaw, a part of which was excised in the course of the first operation.

“Our household is so very grateful to all of the outstanding groups of Victorian medical professionals who’ve taken such excellent care of John,” Jill Farnham, and sons Rob and James mentioned immediately. “These outcomes are a credit score to their dedication, expertise and compassion.

“His medical group are more than happy together with his progress over the previous month.”

Per week after the preliminary surgical process, Jill Farnham mentioned “the cancerous tumour … has been efficiently eliminated. There may be nonetheless a protracted street of restoration and therapeutic forward of us, however we all know John is up for that activity.”

Universally generally known as The Voice after his 1986 hit You’re The Voice, Farnham’s most up-to-date efficiency was the bushfire profit live performance in February 2020. He was joined on stage that evening by Olivia Newton-John, who misplaced her long-running battle with most cancers final month.