Which gibb brother is sick

The singer's website is down because of traffic volumes, with fans directed to his Facebook page, where messages of support can be left.

The British-born singer had surgery on his bowel 18 months ago for an unrelated condition, but a tumour was discovered and he was diagnosed with cancer of the colon and later of the liver.

It had been thought his cancer was in remission as early as last month. Robin Gibb's musical career began when he formed the Bee Gees with his brothers Barry and Maurice in Their soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever was one of the best-selling albums of the s and the band have won seven Grammy Awards. Robin's twin brother Maurice Gibb died in aged 53 due to complications from a twisted intestine.

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World J Gastroenterol. Abdominal adhesions. Last Reviewed October 20, National Center for Biotechnology Information. StatPearls Publishing. Last Updated May 14, Your Privacy Rights. Gibb's publicist, Doug Wright, declined to comment, but Gibb's son has acknowledged that the year-old musician is seriously ill in a hospital. Gibb was hospitalized last year for stomach and colon problems. He has not specified the exact nature of his illness — widely reported to be cancer — but told the BBC he had a growth on his colon that was removed.

A shock like that either brings everybody together or scatters everybody, and in our family it scattered everyone. The brothers worked it out eventually and vowed to continue making music together. Maurice was considered the outgoing Bee Gee but he also struggled with alcohol addiction and reportedly relapsed briefly after Andy's death. The eldest boy of the Gibb family holds the title of the second most successful songwriter in history next to Paul McCartney, according to the book of Guinness World Records.

Barry managed to avoid the drug and alcohol problems of his younger brothers, perhaps by distancing himself from the music business. Barry's son Steve, the oldest of his five children, told People magazine in that his father "keeps mostly to himself. My mom's really his best friend. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?