Singer Michael Bublé has opened up about his 10-year-old son Noah’s battle with a rare type of liver cancer.
Noah was just three years old when he was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a diagnosis that Bublé says was a “sledgehammer” to the family and which forced him to “reset” his priorities.
Interviewed for the podcast Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, the singer spoke of the struggles he and his wife Luisana Lopilato went through alongside their son.
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“My son’s cancer diagnosis rocked my world. It pulled the curtain from over my eyes,” Bublé said.
“I don’t want to get deeper into it, but I don’t think I had context.
“That was a sledgehammer to my reality. I will never be carefree again in my life, and that’s OK.
“It is a privilege for me to exist, and that pain, fear and suffering that comes with those sorts of things, it’s part of this life.
“When it actually happened, I was going through a crisis.
“I don’t think I had my priorities straight.
“My family was always a love — I don’t think I was a terrible guy but it was blinders — career, ambition, how do I become the baddest, biggest, best? More ego, more power.”
Bublé said that following the diagnosis he promised himself to abandon his ego.
“It’s like life was lived with, like, a curtain in front of me, like a filter,” he said.
“And the moment that they said, ‘This is what’s happening’, that reality hit me — filter gone, in a moment.
“I went OK, ‘This is it, this is life, that is what’s important’.
“It’s not like I thought about it. I didn’t. there was no time to process it.
“I remember closing my eyes and saying to myself, ‘If we get out of this, I’m living a different life, a better life’.
“And I did, I made that promise to myself in a moment.”
Bublé said he wished to be kinder and more empathetic and to realise his luck.
“I’m a lucky man, look at my wife, how did that happen, how did I get this incredible human being who is the best of all of us, to lead me through and carry me through these things?”
Alongside Noah, the couple has Elias, 7, Vida, 5, and Cielo, 12 months.
Noah’s cancer was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy and he has been in remission since 2017.
The parents announced the diagnosis in 2016, saying they were “devastated” by the news.
“We are devastated about the recent cancer diagnosis of our oldest son Noah, who is undergoing treatment in the US,” they said in a statement.
“We have always been very vocal about the importance of family and the love we have for our children.
“Luisana and I have put our careers on hold in order to devote all our time and attention to helping Noah get well.
“At this difficult time, we ask only for your prayers and respect for our privacy.
“We have a long journey in front of us and hope that with the support of family, friends and fans around the world, we will win this battle, God willing.”
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