Metal Anarchy

Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley is currently suffering from a bout of pneumonia. The frontman is in the hospital receiving treatment for the illness.

Whibley’s wife Ari commented:

“Deryck and I were suppose[d] to be in Chicago right now, celebrating our eight year wedding anniversary but the universe had a different plan for us. We spent the entire night in the ER and will now be spending the next few days here in the hospital as he fights through pneumonia.

The scariest part is that there is a lot of strain on his heart and they are telling us that there is a possibility of heart failure. This is obviously not our first time in a situation like this but it brings back a lot of really difficult memories seeing him back in a hospital bed connected to wires and IVs,” referencing Deryck’s history of liver and kidney failure due to alcoholism.

I know how strong he is because I have witnessed what he has been able to overcome but that doesn’t make it any easier to see,” she added. “I’ll do my best to keep everyone updated but if you could keep him in your heart over the next few days, we could really use it.”