Linehan stated his cancer was "one of the best ones to have"
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has revealed he was just lately identified with testicular cancer.
"I got a bit of bad news recently," the TV author advised his Twitter followers. "Somewhat contact of the previous cancer.
"Luckily, ball cancer is one of the best ones to have (sorry, ladies!) and they got rid of it all pretty quickly, along with a ball," he continued.
The 50-year-old Irishman stated he would quickly endure a course of chemotherapy to cease the cancer from returning.
"Not looking forward to that, obviously, but it's better than dying," he wrote on social media, including that he was "dealing" with the scenario.
Linehan went on to thank his followers for his or her messages of help. "People are so nice," he wrote. "You forget sometimes."
The author apologised to Australian followers who had purchased tickets to an occasion he was attributable to host later this 12 months.
"I'm hoping to make it back next year," he stated, telling his followers to not fear if there have been "moments of quiet" from him within the months forward.
Linehan, who created Father Ted with Arthur Mathews, confirmed earlier this month that they have been writing a musical model of the present with The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon.
Writing on Wednesday, Linehan stated the present was "coming along nicely" and was at a level the place he may "walk away from it for a while".
Irish comic Dara O Briain was amongst these to supply help, joking that Linehan could be "sleeker through water" as a results of his surgical procedure.
"You seem to be taking this all in your stride, which is all the more impressive, given how tricky striding must be," joked the actor Rufus Hound.
As acknowledged by the NHS, round 2,200 males are identified with testicular cancer annually within the UK.