Mark Hoppus.Photo: Mark Hoppus InstagramWhenMark Hoppustold the world he’dbeen diagnosed with cancer,he meant to share the news with a close circle of friends — not his 1.2 million Instagram followers.But that’s exactly how fans learned of theBlink-182rocker’s illness, as he accidentally posted a photo of himself strapped into a chemotherapy chair to his Instagram Story in late June.“Throughout the day as I’m getting chemotherapy and more bags of chemicals are being dropped into my body, other people are reaching out and they’re like, ‘Dude, what’s going on?'” he recalled in an interview withGQ.Hoppus, 49, has sinceannounced that he is cancer-freefollowing months of treatment for stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the diagnosis for which he received in April.But when he accidentally posted, Hoppus, 49, was still not totally aware of everything he was doing, as Benadryl and chemotherapy had made him forgetful.RELATED VIDEO: Mark Hoppus Says He’s Cancer-Free After Months of Chemotherapy: ‘I Feel So Blessed’“Chemo is like being on the worst international, overnight flight where you can’t sleep or get comfortable,” he told the magazine. “I felt so s—y. And the brain fog is so bad. The chemo brain is just heartbreaking to me because I can feel myself diminished mentally right now.“Still, he toldGQthat getting everything out in the open was a relief of sorts.“Maybe part of me subconsciously posted it to my main, but I definitely didn’t do it on purpose,” he said. “But I don’t know. It kind of felt like a Band-Aid had been ripped off and I was able to be honest with people.“At the time, Hoppus shared a statement to social media, writing, “For the past three months I’ve been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. I have cancer. It sucks and I’m scared, and at the same time I’m blessed with incredible doctors and family and friends to get me through this.“In the months since, Hoppus has said that he and former Blink-182 bandmateTom DeLongehave repaired their friendship, with the musicians tellingGQthat they enjoyed a sit-down in Hoppus’ backyard with drummerTravis Barker.“I was like, ‘Oh s—, band meeting!” DeLonge said. “We got into more life stuff. What we’ve learned over the years about ourselves. How we’ve grown, how nothing really matters when it boils down to what we were dealing with in that moment. And so, it wasn’t some big meeting about Blink-182, it was more about brothers meeting and saying, ‘How do we support Mark?'“Hoppus has slowly but surely begun his return to the stage, and in October, donned a Batman suit to sing Blink hits with Barker and Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft in what was hisfirst performance since he announced he was cancer-free.
Mark Hoppus.Photo: Mark Hoppus Instagram
WhenMark Hoppustold the world he’dbeen diagnosed with cancer,he meant to share the news with a close circle of friends — not his 1.2 million Instagram followers.But that’s exactly how fans learned of theBlink-182rocker’s illness, as he accidentally posted a photo of himself strapped into a chemotherapy chair to his Instagram Story in late June.“Throughout the day as I’m getting chemotherapy and more bags of chemicals are being dropped into my body, other people are reaching out and they’re like, ‘Dude, what’s going on?'” he recalled in an interview withGQ.Hoppus, 49, has sinceannounced that he is cancer-freefollowing months of treatment for stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the diagnosis for which he received in April.But when he accidentally posted, Hoppus, 49, was still not totally aware of everything he was doing, as Benadryl and chemotherapy had made him forgetful.RELATED VIDEO: Mark Hoppus Says He’s Cancer-Free After Months of Chemotherapy: ‘I Feel So Blessed’“Chemo is like being on the worst international, overnight flight where you can’t sleep or get comfortable,” he told the magazine. “I felt so s—y. And the brain fog is so bad. The chemo brain is just heartbreaking to me because I can feel myself diminished mentally right now.“Still, he toldGQthat getting everything out in the open was a relief of sorts.“Maybe part of me subconsciously posted it to my main, but I definitely didn’t do it on purpose,” he said. “But I don’t know. It kind of felt like a Band-Aid had been ripped off and I was able to be honest with people.“At the time, Hoppus shared a statement to social media, writing, “For the past three months I’ve been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. I have cancer. It sucks and I’m scared, and at the same time I’m blessed with incredible doctors and family and friends to get me through this.“In the months since, Hoppus has said that he and former Blink-182 bandmateTom DeLongehave repaired their friendship, with the musicians tellingGQthat they enjoyed a sit-down in Hoppus’ backyard with drummerTravis Barker.“I was like, ‘Oh s—, band meeting!” DeLonge said. “We got into more life stuff. What we’ve learned over the years about ourselves. How we’ve grown, how nothing really matters when it boils down to what we were dealing with in that moment. And so, it wasn’t some big meeting about Blink-182, it was more about brothers meeting and saying, ‘How do we support Mark?'“Hoppus has slowly but surely begun his return to the stage, and in October, donned a Batman suit to sing Blink hits with Barker and Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft in what was hisfirst performance since he announced he was cancer-free.
WhenMark Hoppustold the world he’dbeen diagnosed with cancer,he meant to share the news with a close circle of friends — not his 1.2 million Instagram followers.
But that’s exactly how fans learned of theBlink-182rocker’s illness, as he accidentally posted a photo of himself strapped into a chemotherapy chair to his Instagram Story in late June.
“Throughout the day as I’m getting chemotherapy and more bags of chemicals are being dropped into my body, other people are reaching out and they’re like, ‘Dude, what’s going on?'” he recalled in an interview withGQ.
Hoppus, 49, has sinceannounced that he is cancer-freefollowing months of treatment for stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the diagnosis for which he received in April.
But when he accidentally posted, Hoppus, 49, was still not totally aware of everything he was doing, as Benadryl and chemotherapy had made him forgetful.
RELATED VIDEO: Mark Hoppus Says He’s Cancer-Free After Months of Chemotherapy: ‘I Feel So Blessed’
“Chemo is like being on the worst international, overnight flight where you can’t sleep or get comfortable,” he told the magazine. “I felt so s—y. And the brain fog is so bad. The chemo brain is just heartbreaking to me because I can feel myself diminished mentally right now.”
Still, he toldGQthat getting everything out in the open was a relief of sorts.
“Maybe part of me subconsciously posted it to my main, but I definitely didn’t do it on purpose,” he said. “But I don’t know. It kind of felt like a Band-Aid had been ripped off and I was able to be honest with people.”
At the time, Hoppus shared a statement to social media, writing, “For the past three months I’ve been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. I have cancer. It sucks and I’m scared, and at the same time I’m blessed with incredible doctors and family and friends to get me through this.”
In the months since, Hoppus has said that he and former Blink-182 bandmateTom DeLongehave repaired their friendship, with the musicians tellingGQthat they enjoyed a sit-down in Hoppus’ backyard with drummerTravis Barker.
“I was like, ‘Oh s—, band meeting!” DeLonge said. “We got into more life stuff. What we’ve learned over the years about ourselves. How we’ve grown, how nothing really matters when it boils down to what we were dealing with in that moment. And so, it wasn’t some big meeting about Blink-182, it was more about brothers meeting and saying, ‘How do we support Mark?'”
Hoppus has slowly but surely begun his return to the stage, and in October, donned a Batman suit to sing Blink hits with Barker and Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft in what was hisfirst performance since he announced he was cancer-free.
source: people.com
