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Singer Tied Up Nurse During TB Battle
17 Oct
Summary
- Singer recalled his six-month sanatorium stay for tuberculosis in 1961.
- He recounted tying up a nurse who administered painful injections.
- Humperdinck was diagnosed with tuberculosis after coughing up blood.
In 1961, British singer Engelbert Humperdinck endured a six-month stay at Leicester's Groby Road Hospital Sanatorium following a tuberculosis diagnosis.
During his treatment, which involved prolonged bed rest and daily injections, Humperdinck experienced painful shots from one particular nurse. This led him and a friend to tie the nurse to an empty bed as a prank.
The singer's life was once in peril, as doctors had given him only three days to live shortly after his diagnosis. Fortunately, he recovered after eight weeks, and his mother visited him when he tested negative for the disease.
Humperdinck, born Arnold George Dorsey, achieved his breakthrough in 1967 with his No. 1 U.K. hit 'Release Me.' He has since sold over 140 million records globally.
