Freddy Fender Faces Liver Transplant After Hepatitis C Diagnosis

11/20/2000 6:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Craig Rosen

(11/20/00, 5 p.m. ET) - Grammy Award-winner Freddy Fender was recently diagnosed with hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver, and is currently undergoing a series of dialysis treatments in Corpus Christi, Texas. The performer is being evaluated for a liver transplant, which is necessary for a full recovery. According to a spokesperson for Fender, the singer will continue to perform on weekends and select dates while a donor is being located.

Fender is best known for such hits as "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" and "Before The Next Teardrop Falls."

-- Margy Holland, Nashville

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