Great White guitarist Mark Kendall has revealed that he is battling stage four kidney cancer.
On November 22nd,the 68-year-old musician, took to his Facebook page to write: “Hello Friends! Just wanted everyone to know I was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer a few months ago. I wanted to wait to go public until I knew a little more about it.
Just to give you an update the tumor has shrunk from 13 centimeters to 8, so I’m going in the right direction with my first scan.
There isn’t a cure for cancer but what I have is manageable.
I have the best doctors in the world and one of them invented immunotherapy which is the treatment I’m on.
I only had to do 3 radiation treatments which is a good thing! To be clear, I don’t need any financial help but I’ll take prayers & encouragement!
I’m gonna fight this thing and be okay. People in my support group were diagnosed with my exact issue up to 20 yrs ago, so that is encouraging!
Blessings All!”
Born into a musically gifted family, Kendall grew up in Huntington Beach, California. His father played jazz trumpet; his mother sang her heart out to jazz tunes before adoring audiences. His grandfather, too, was a virtuoso on the piano. Citing Jimi Hendrix, Cream and The Doors as early influences, Kendall‘s passion and natural abilities got him hooked on guitar.