In unfortunate news, Kanye West's dad Ray West has been diagnosed with cancer and 'Ye is tweeting about his suicidal thoughts. More inside...
Ten years after Kanye West's mother Donda West died following a cosmetic procedure, the rapper is now dealing with news that his father, Ray West, is suffering from a disease that could possibly take his life.
Ray's wife, Cheryl Carmichael West, revealed to RadarOnline that Kanye's dad has stomach cancer.
“His dad is sick with stomach cancer,” Ye's step-mother confirmed, adding Ray was diagnosed last spring. “He’s getting treatment and from what I understand the treatments are working.”
He was diagnosed last year around the time of the 10th anniversary of Donda's death. Prayers up for Mr. West!
We hope the diagnosis doesn't trigger Ye into his old habits. As you know, the PABLO rapper revealed he was onceaddicted to opioids after having liposuction and we all watched as his life seemingly spin out of control in front of our eyes. We watched the onstage rantsin shock and then eventually Ye was hospitalized for over a week to get treatment.
Right before news about his dad surfaced, Kanye hopped on Twitter and revealed that he had suicidal thoughts in the past. He said after watching a documentary about the life of late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who committed suicide in 2010, he felt connected with the designer's journey.
Peep the tweets below:
I saw the Alexander McQueen documentary and I connected with his journey. I know how it feels to want to take your life back into your own hands even if it means taking your own life.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 27, 2018
To make this clear and not weird
I’ve had these kinds of thoughts and I’m going to tell you things I’ve done to stay in a content place.— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 27, 2018
How to NOT kill yourself pt 1
Avoid being around people who make you want to kill yourself
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 27, 2018
But...
— Man of the Decade (@MissZindzi) July 28, 2018
Sigh.
Last week, it was reported the "Ultralight Beam" rapper was hospitalized with the flu. His wife Kim was spotted taking him to the ER and he has been released and is currently recovering.
Prayers up for the West Family.
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