Fans send their best wishes to Danny Bonaduce after learning that he will have brain surgery.
In a Friday, June 2 online interview with TMZ, Bonaduce revealed that he had been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a fluid buildup in the brain’s ventricles, after struggling to speak and move for months. I’m unable to walk right now, he declared.
Simply put, I’m unable to.”.
The actor claimed that his 2009 boxing match with former MLB player José Canseco or the time he received a guitar to the head on a reality TV show may have contributed to his neurological disease, even though he doesn’t know how it developed.
Therefore, on Monday, June 5, the 63-year-old will have a shunt installed in his head. He is hopeful that the procedure will make him feel better. Bravo, he said, “if I can get from here to the kitchen by myself.”. “I’m never going to run track or box again. ”.
On Twitter, supporters of Bonaduce have included Alison Arngrim from Little House on the Prairie.
Arngrim posted a tweet on Friday asking for people to send their thoughts and prayers to Danny Bonaduce. I couldn’t tell you what a nice guy he really is in real life without ruining his reputation, LOL. ”.
You’ve always had my back, Bonaduce retorted to Arngrim. I’m appreciative. ”.
More well-wishers joined in after Bonaduce tweeted his TMZ interview.
Danny, best of luck to you! tweeted one Twitter user. Soon you’ll return to being yourself. ”.
As a reply, someone else tweeted, “Sending you tons of prayers! You can do this! I wish for a full and quick recovery. ”.
Bonaduce played teenage bassist Danny Partridge in the sitcom The Partridge Family for its entire four-season run on ABC from 1970 to 1974.
He has made numerous guest appearances on TV shows, including The Drew Carey Show, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Monk, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He also appeared prominently in his own reality show, Breaking Bonaduce, which was broadcast on VH1.
