Some good news, people. Paul 'Trouble' Arnold, the boss of top breaks outfit Fat! Records, has announced that his leukaemia is in remission.
As previously reported, Arnold was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia last November. Needless to say, as soon as the surprise diagnosis had been made Paul was quickly admitted to his local hospital for some serious treatment. Well, the good news is that treatment has worked and Paul's leukemia is in remission. He will continue to receive treatment and have to take things a little easy, but he is over the worst of it and will be able to return to some of his Fat! style DJing and label duties.
In his first posting for some time on his MySpace, www.myspace.com/paultroublearnold, he wrote: "Six months has passed and almost to the day and I have reached remission as predicted. This means I am clear of any leukemic cells in my body. A huge relief! It's early days and am still undergoing maintenance treatment but I am now in the progress of completely regaining my health and general well being. For this I really can't thank [his doctor] Professor Mufti and his team at Kings College Hospital enough for the treatment I received to get me into remission and where I am this very day. [I also] want to say that I have been completely overwhelmed by the very nature of people's response to my illness. Thanks isn't a big enough word to describe how much I have appreciated everyone's kindness and generosity toward me and my partner in what has been a very difficult time over the last 6 months".
Arnold says he hopes to stage some fundraising events in aid of the hospital that treated him, details of which we'll relay to you when they are confirmed.