'No further statements clarifying status, condition, or progress will be issued to underscore what is already evident: the music will stand to answer all.' James Perry, the neuro-oncologist treating Downie, will be available to discuss the condition and his care teamвЂ™s approach to treating the illness.Дownie, 52,В and his wife LauraВ Leigh Usher have four children.ДЇollowing todayвЂ™s announcements, there will be no interviews granted pertaining to matters of health, the group said in a statement. No date for the tour has been announced but a press conference has been called for later today, where SunnybrookвЂ™s Dr. 'So, we're going to dig deep, and try to make this our best tour yet.' 'What we in The Hip receive, each time we play together, is a connection with each other with music and it's magic and during the shows, a special connection with all of you, our incredible fans. 'This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us. The statement also says the band is going to do one last tour. In privacy along with his family, and through all of this, we've been standing by him.' Gordon Downie died at the age of 53 in Toronto on October 17, 2017, due to glioblastoma a type of brain cancer. The dup split in 2015 before Downie's cancer diagnosis. It goes on to say:В 'Since then, obviously, he's endured a lot of difficult times, and he has been fighting hard. Gordon Downie was married to Laura Leigh Usher who is a breast cancer survivor. The statement reads that the diagnosis came 'a few months ago.' Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer, the Tragically Hip reported on their website early this morning.Дownie, the bandвЂ™s lead singer and primary lyricist, said the band would do one last tour, but did not give a date. Gord Downie, The Tragically HipвЂ™s frontman has just sold his Riverdale home for a mean 2,230,000.

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