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| David Cassidy 'conscious' after being hospitalised with organ failure | David Cassidy 'conscious' after being hospitalised with organ failure |
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| US actor and singer David Cassidy is “conscious and surrounded by family”, his spokeswoman has said, after he was admitted to hospital for organ failure earlier this week. | US actor and singer David Cassidy is “conscious and surrounded by family”, his spokeswoman has said, after he was admitted to hospital for organ failure earlier this week. |
| The Partridge Family star, 67, was rushed to a Florida hospital three days ago and requires a liver transplant. A spokeswoman for Cassidy told the Press Association: “He is now conscious and surrounded by family,” following reports he had been put into an induced coma. | The Partridge Family star, 67, was rushed to a Florida hospital three days ago and requires a liver transplant. A spokeswoman for Cassidy told the Press Association: “He is now conscious and surrounded by family,” following reports he had been put into an induced coma. |
| Cassidy rose to fame in the early 1970s through the musical sitcom The Partridge Family, where he played the eldest of five siblings who embarked upon a musical career together. | Cassidy rose to fame in the early 1970s through the musical sitcom The Partridge Family, where he played the eldest of five siblings who embarked upon a musical career together. |
| The success of the show spawned more than a dozen group and solo albums and sparked ‘Cassidymania’, with hordes of young fans buying lunchboxes, pillowcases, bubblegum and other items adorned with Cassidy’s image. | The success of the show spawned more than a dozen group and solo albums and sparked ‘Cassidymania’, with hordes of young fans buying lunchboxes, pillowcases, bubblegum and other items adorned with Cassidy’s image. |
| In February, Cassidy announced he was suffering from dementia, a condition suffered by both his mother and grandfather. He said he was in “denial” about his health until a fraught performance in California where he appeared to be slurring his words and reportedly fell off the stage at one point. | In February, Cassidy announced he was suffering from dementia, a condition suffered by both his mother and grandfather. He said he was in “denial” about his health until a fraught performance in California where he appeared to be slurring his words and reportedly fell off the stage at one point. |
| The star, who enjoyed hits in the 1970s like How Can I Be Sure, said he had decided to stop touring, adding: “I want to focus on what I am. I want to love. I want to enjoy life.” | The star, who enjoyed hits in the 1970s like How Can I Be Sure, said he had decided to stop touring, adding: “I want to focus on what I am. I want to love. I want to enjoy life.” |
| In 2014, a judge sentenced Cassidy – who divorced his third wife last year and was recently declared bankrupt – to three months in rehab and five years’ probation for drink-driving. | In 2014, a judge sentenced Cassidy – who divorced his third wife last year and was recently declared bankrupt – to three months in rehab and five years’ probation for drink-driving. |
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