Days after denying rumours that Taiwanese entertainer Chu Keliang has passed away, new reports have emerged, claiming that the 70-year-old, who has colorectal cancer, is on the brink of death.
According to the reports, Keliang is now unable to breathe on his own, and relies on a medical ventilator to aid him in breathing.
Additionally, as his body is too weak to withstand treatment, he spends most of his days asleep. His family has also allegedly signed a ‘Do-Not-Resuscitate’ order for him, and are preparing for the worst.
In the past month, they have also been keeping vigil beside him, with his daughter, Taiwanese singer Jeannie Hsieh, unwilling to leave his side. Keliang was first diagnosed with stage two colorectal cancer in 2014.
At that time, he felt that treatment could only prolong his life by at most two years, so he eschewed treatment, in favour of continuing to earn more money.
Last year, Jeannie Hsieh played a video containing a message revealing her family’s complicated past at her concert, where she brought to light her father’s infidelities, amongst other allegations.
He responded with a video message the next day, where he called her “poisonous and vicious”. They have since reconciled.