Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley Gives Health Update After Scary Pneumonia Hospitalization: ‘Not Out of the Woods Yet’
Written by djfrosty on September 20, 2023
Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley is happy to be home and resting after being hospitalized last week for pneumonia. But in a post to fans on Tuesday (Sept. 19) the 43-year-old pop-punk frontman said he’s not quite “out of the woods” yet.
“I wanted to take a min to say thank you to everyone for so much love and support,” wrote Whibley. “Although I’m not out of the woods yet and have been told to be prepared for a bit of roller coaster sickness over the next couple of weeks, I’m staying positive and doing my best to get through all of this.”
Whibley’s wife, Ariana Cooper Whibley, shared on Friday that her husband was hospitalized with pneumonia that could have resulted in heart failure without intervention. The couple were supposed to celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary in Chicago, but instead Deryck was rushed to the ER.
“I’m still bed ridden, having a hard time breathing, tight chest pains and some pretty wild fever dreams, that I guess are keeping this whole thing somewhat entertaining. I’m in the best hands and am on the right medicine,” Whibley wrote.
Whibley’s wife updated his condition on Sunday, saying he was home and was “responding well to his treatments.”
While he’s happy to be on the mend, Whibley said his goal is to get better in time to be his “absolute best” at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas next month, where his band is slated to perform alongside a lineup that also includes Green Day, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Rise Against, the Offspring and many more.
Whibley was hospitalized in 2014 after years of alcohol abuse caused his liver and kidneys to collapse; he was placed in a medically induced coma for a week to ward off withdrawal symptoms. Sum 41 announced in May that they were splitting after 27 years together following the release of their upcoming double-album final studio effort, Heaven :x: Hell.”
Check out Whibley’s post below.