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Dez Fafara, the frontman of Coal Chamber and DevilDriver, has clarified a recent allegation that claimed he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour, as per theprp. Following his medical emergency in August of 2024, Fafara just disclosed that diagnosis to the public. During an appearance on The Garza Podcast, Fafara disclosed that he was ultimately found to have a tumour in his jawline, directly above his salivary gland. Doctors have been keeping an eye on the benign tumor’s progress, but it is still too small to operate on. For his part, Fafara is committed to using diet, optimism, and prayer to reduce the tumour, and it appears that he has had some success in that regard thus far. He provided the following information regarding his condition on social media.
READ CAREFULLY CAUSE PRESS HAS GOT IT WRONG!
A few days ago I let everyone know that for the last two years I’ve been dealing with an issue .
I DO NOT HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR
I DO NOT HAVE BRAIN CANCER
As reported and this is the problem with the internet!
I have a tumor THATS NOT CANCER ON MY SALIVA GLAND – not on my brain.
Now that we’ve got that out of the way let’s discuss –
Two years ago on a Saturday afternoon prior to preparing for TOUR I had an episode of VERTIGO-
I passed out when I awoke I was spinning & ended up in an ambulance & straight to the ER.
After a myriad of tests and a very long day & night they put me in an MRI MACHINE-they discovered the tumor. The VERTIGO was my body saying hey “you need to check some shit out!”
On Xmas Eve 2024 is when I went in they put a large needle in the side of my face near my ear & took cells from the tumor as you can imagine this was very stressful-within 20 min the doctor came in and told me IT IS NOT CANCEROUS?? what a fantastic Christmas Eve that was trust me
Now,it’s in a dangerous spot & can not be operated on until it grows and in fact the last time we checked (I go in every 9 months) it had not grown in fact may have gotten smaller.
This,Other then it being there doesn’t interfere in my daily life my performing,singing etc only that I realize it’s there & that’s that !
It is however in a very delicate spot & at this stage would be dangerous to operate on at its current size because that area affects your smiling your blinking facial nerves.
I live an incredibly healthy life & my MINDSET is that I’m going to make this thing shrink/go away which they have been known to do and if it can be done THEN I CAN DO IT!
I was asked “why share this with the world ,why now?”
The answer is simple for 30 years the heavy metal community the heavy metal family have had my back and how long do you keep things from your family?
I’ve been dealing with the weight of this alone only close family knew but I’m inspired to tell people not to ever give up or get down about things that happen instead take a positive outlook & fight & deal with it,Humor helps to-let me tell you.
