Having been taken to the hospital to undergo tests after fainting at her home on June 16, Amy Winehouse is struck down by the deadly lung condition. Her father Mitch revealed she is suffering the early stages of emphysema and could be in a wheelchair within a month if she doesn't quit smoking crack.
Feeling extremely worried, Mitch told Sunday Mirror on Saturday, June 21 "To think this could be my beautiful 24-year-old daughter's life is preposterous. But if drugs mean more to her than breathing properly, then so be it. But the doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her. It's been a tough week." Doctors claimed Amy wouldn't able to breathe if she continues smoking cocaine. "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," Mitch explained.
Further, Mitch stated that Amy would end like an old person in a wheelchair within a month, unless she takes the doctor's advice. "She's got emphysema. Iit'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," he said. The devastated dad then continued, "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."
It seems that Amy has just realized that she must quit drugs. She revealed her plan to her father when she was taken to hospital after fainting. "When we got to the hospital a room was ready. Several doctors came in and checked to make sure she didn't need any emergency treatment. They put her on a drip straight away because she was dehydrated. She said, 'Don't worry about me, dad. I know I've got to stop taking drugs now,'" Mitch said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Dr Mike Morgan of the British Lung Foundation said that emphysema is really a big threat to Amy's health. It can cause collapsed lungs, heart and brain problems and even early death. "It's very worrying that Amy has it at her age. But we are seeing a lot more young drug addicts with this condition," Mike stated.
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