Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb is receiving chemotherapy as he fights liver cancer. Gibb was unable to attend the launch this week of a new music property rights campaign, Rock the House, of which he is a patron.
Speaking at the event his friend Mick Garbutt said: "He would have absolutely loved to be here in person, but unfortunately that simply hasn't been possible with his health.
"It is true to say he is very unwell, but he's an incredible man and enjoys lots of support from his close circle of friends and family, and particularly from his wife Dwina."
He added: "He is receiving regular chemotherapy and fighting hard. He is also heading home to be with his family at every possible opportunity as that's where he feels comfortable, but the reality is that he is very unwell.
“He has set himself a goal to be at the gala performance of his first classical composition in April and everybody around him hopes that he will be there."
Gibb is currently working on a commissioned piece of music, Titanic Requiem, which will mark the centenary of the ship's sinking in April 1912.
