James Ford – the acclaimed producer behind the major of the Arctic Monkeys‘ discography and half of Simian Mobile Disco – has revealed he has leukaemia.Ford took to his official Instagram to share a photo of a doctor holding a syringe connected to an IV.
In the caption, the producer revealed that during Christmastime, he was feeling sickly and suspected that it was just a case of burnout leading up to the holiday.“On Xmas Eve things took a turn for the worse,” he wrote. “I had a scary few weeks where I was very ill and they didn’t know what was wrong with me, but finally I got a diagnosis.”He revealed that he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and explained that it came as a huge shock. “While it’s very clear in my mind how serious this is, it is curable, and as of today, I’m starting pretty aggressive chemo to treat it,” he shared.A post shared by James Ford (@james_ellis_ford)“I’m in Barts Hospital, who are world leaders in leukaemia treatments, and I’ve had excellent care from our wonderful NHS, both initially in Canterbury Hospital before being moved here to Barts just last week.