Longthorne's condition improving

Singer Joe Longthorne's condition is improving after he became seriously ill after that bone marrow transplant. As previously reported, the 'Search For A Star' winner has battled cancer for the last sixteen years and last week it emerged that Longthorne was seriously ill, having developed pneumonia after his transplant in June. The singer's tour manager Zeb White said on his official website that his condition has "improved slightly" in the last few days, and added "The good news is Joe is continuing to produce more healthy white blood cells each day and his blood count is rising as a result. Hopefully soon it should reach a level when blood transfusions are no longer necessary. Joe has overcome another hurdle on his long road to recovery and we hope it's not too long before the pneumonia shows signs of improving."