John Farnham’s son Rob’s sweet Father’s Day message for his dad as he recovers from cancer surgery | Daily Mail Online
John Farnham’s son Robert shared a touching tribute to his famous dad on Father’s Day over the weekend as the Aussie icon continues to recover from cancer surgery.
John underwent a 12-hour mammoth surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumour from his mouth and he continues to recover in hospital.
Former actor Rob, 42, posted a sweet throwback photo of a beaming John holding a young Robert up to a microphone on Facebook.
Robert Farnham (pictured, bottom left) shared a touching tribute to his John Farnham (pictured, bottom right) for Father’s Day following the Aussie icon’s cancer surgery. Also pictured are Rob’s mother Jillian (top left) and brother James (top right)
Robert captioned the snap with a heartfelt message: ‘You’re my hero. You got this. Love you.’
Robert is the eldest son of John Farnham and his wife of 49 years, Jillian.
He is currently singer for the rock band Rival Fire, and appeared in the movie Queen of the Damned, which starred R&B singer Aaliyah who died mid-production.
Former actor Rob, 42, posted a sweet throwback photo of a beaming John holding a young Robert up to a microphone on Facebook
Many of Robert’s 1600 Facebook followers were quick to jump in with their well wishes.
Jillian responded with four love heart emojis while another fan wrote ‘sending best wishes to the family’.
John is currently stable in the ICU and will remain in hospital for some time as he recovers.
Robert is the eldest son of John Farnham and his wife of 49 years, Jillian. He is pictured here with his girlfriend Mel
Entertainment reporter Peter Ford said there were doubts John would ever perform again after the death of his dear friend and manager Glenn Wheatley in February, and added it was even more unlikely now following his surgery.
It has been a difficult year for the Farnham family.
In February John’s long-time manager Wheatley died of Covid and close friend Olivia Newton-John passed away from breast cancer in August.
Farnham, best known for his iconic Aussie anthem You’re the Voice, said cancer was something ‘so many people face every single day’.
John underwent a 12-hour mammoth surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumour from his mouth and he continues to recover in hospital
It has been a difficult year for the Farnham family with John’s long-time manager Glenn Wheatley dying in February from Covid, and close friend Olivia Newton-John (pictured) passing away from breast cancer in August
