There were reports yesterday that Luther Vandross was breathing on his own again after that stroke he suffered last month - but the singer's publicist Lois Najarian has subsequently said the news was incorrect. Najarian said Vandross' convalescence has been slow, hampered by a bout of pneumonia that caused a buildup of fluid in his lungs and labored breathing. As previously reported the star required a tracheotomy last week, though the operation was undertaken in such as way as to not damage his vocal chords.
May 9, 2003
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Vandross still seriously ill after stroke
Luther Vandross' publicist Lois Najarian says the singer's recovery from a stroke is slow, hampered by pneumonia and fluid in his lungs, correcting earlier reports he was breathing unaided.