On December 23rd George Michael held a press conference in which for the first time addressed his battle with pneumonia.

The former Wham! singer and solo artist spent most of the press conference breathlessly thanking the doctors and hospital staff that kept him alive.

Michael was 45 shows into his tour in 35 different countries which began in Prague back in August of 2011 at the time he fell ill.

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