Michael BubleÌ Is Outnumbered
- In an Instagram reel, 46-year-old singer Michael BubleÌ struggles with two of his three kids, joking in the caption “Everyday should be mothers day…”
- BubleÌ’s son Noah was diagnosed with a rare childhood liver cancer in 2016 but was declared cancer-free the next year.
- Liver cancer is relatively rare in American children with just two to three cases out of every million people.
With three kids and a fourth on the way with wife Luisana Lopilato, the 46-year-old singer often has his hand full. As proof, he posted an Instagram reel showing what happens when he’s left as the outnumbered parent.
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In February, BubleÌ and Lopilato announced that they are expecting their fourth child. But times haven’t always been easy for the growing family.
In 2016, the couple’s third child, Noah, now 8, was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer. BubleÌ put his singing career on hold to be there for his son, who was ruled cancer-free the next year.
"I much rather would have it have been me," he told TODAY Australia in October 2018. "What we went through was the worst possible thing you can hear as a parent… There were a million times when my wife and I were just struggling to survive struggle to breathe," Buble continued. On days the couple felt they couldn't go on, prayer got them through. "We felt the love of those people. We knew they were praying for us. We knew there was goodness out there. It gave us faith in humanity," he said. "It was just massive."
Noah underwent both surgery and chemotherapy as part of his treatment.
Liver Cancer Facts
Liver cancer is relatively rare in children, as the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh says hepatoblastoma, the most common form of childhood liver cancer, only affects two to three people in a million.
Surgery is frequently part of treatment, though in roughly 20 per cent of cases, a liver transplant could be required.
Chemotherapy is also frequently begun immediately in pediatric liver cancer cases and usually continues after a transplant.
Hepatoblastoma is not the same as hepatocelluar cancer, which is more common in adults, often occurring in people with preexisting conditions such as hepatitis or cirrhotic liver diseases.
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