76 year old soul music legend, Aretha Franklin who has been reported to be ‘gravely ill’ is now said to be ‘alert and laughing’.
Her Nephew, Tim Franklin has revealed that she is in good spirits and at home, although there are concerns over reports her death is said to be imminent.
Tim told People magazine: “She’s alert, laughing, teasing, able to recognise people. Family is there with her. She’s home. ‘I saw her a week ago Friday and we talked for about 45 minutes to an hour. My brother was there on Saturday and she was alert, talking, laughing, joking.
“She’s watching TV, so God forbid she sees all of this ‘Aretha’s dead,’ so I don’t want to dampen her spirits on that,” he said.
Though social media has been awash with news that she has been battling a long illness, her family remain hopeful she will recuperate
“She is sick but her family are] trying to keep her spirits up and go from there. We believe she’ll pull through it, she believes she’ll pull through it, and that’s the important thing”, Franklin said