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Franklin Recovers at Home
Singer is 'so grateful' to be alive
Aretha Franklin is on the mend.
In a phone interview with Jet
magazine — her first since her seri­
ous health scare — the Grammy­
winning singer, 68, says, "I feel great.
The doctors say I can do whatever
I feel like I am up to do. O f course,
that doesn’t mean any concerts or
anything like that. But I can do
things around the house, and today
I am just piddling around the house."
The "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." chanteuse
declined to detail the reason behind
her recent surgery and hospitaliza­
tion; m any sources have said
Franklin is suffering from pancre­
atic cancer.
"1 am putting Aretha together
first," she tells Jet. "This is Aretha
time to do whatever it is that I need
to do. But I will talk more later.”
"It is good to sit up, too," Franklin
added. "I also might make one or
two business calls. Not too much,
just a teeny bit."
"My family and friends who
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Aretha Franklin
brought me home are taking great
care of me," the star said. "I also
have a private nurse who visits on
a daily basis."
Franklin noted that she has re­
ceived well-wishes from many fa­
mous friends, including Stevie
W onder, Oprah W infrey, Patti
LaBelle and Dionne Warwick.
"They know that I am a lot more
than the girl in the Pink Cadillac on
the Freeway of Love who also sings
about Respect,” she said of her pals.
"They pray without ceasing for me."
"God has given me the greatest
gift already for the holidays,"
Franklin gushed of her improved
health. "I am so grateful."