"We're pleased to say that John made a full recovery from a recent chest infection in late March which required hospitalisation," wife Jill and sons Rob and James said."He is now comfortable and continues to receive on going treatment and rehabilitation care.
"The family would like to re-iterate their appreciation and deepest respect for all the medical staff that have attended to John over the past eight months and the many thousands of kind messages that been received from across Australia and the world." The 73-year-old was taken to hospital with the chest infection in late March, seven months after undergoing a gruelling 12-hour surgery, requiring 26 surgeons, to remove a cancerous growth in his mouth.
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