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Fact #109883

When:

18052014

Short story:

In an article in the Mail on Sunday, former Dire Straits' bass player John Illsley reveals his 15 year battle with leukaemia, how he kept it secret from friends and family, how songs on his new album were written while in hospital and how his life was saved by stem cells donated by his sister.