Amy’s health takes turn for worse

Posted by heatworld on Monday 23 Jun 2008

Filed under: Amy Winehouse

Shocking news: Amy Winehouse has a serious and life-threatening lung condition, her dad Mitch has revealed. The singer, who went into hospital last week after collapsing, has emphysema and has been warned by doctors that she will die if she continues smoking drugs. "The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her," he said yesterday. "The doctors have said that if she had continued the way she was going she could have ended up an invalid -- she wouldn't have been able to breathe. She's got emphysema. It's in its early stages, but had it gone on for another month they painted a very vivid picture of her sitting there like an old person with a mask on her face struggling to breathe. With smoking the crack cocaine and the cigarettes, her lungs are all gunked up. There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She's got 70 per cent lung capacity." Mitch also added that despite this, there is a ray of hope that this might finally make Winebox kick her habit and change her ways. "If she doesn't go back to drugs, then she can lead this magnificent life," he said. "We are praying that that's what Amy really wants. She seems resolute." Come on Amy – we're all rooting for you.