Elton John

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Elton John says he’s lucky to be alive after a crippling bout of appendicitis that forced the pop icon to cancel the rest of his European tour.

Stomach pains caused the 66-year-old to walk offstage halfway through his performance in Halle, Germany, on Friday.

“I’m lucky to be alive,” the singer told The Sun. “I was a ticking time bomb. I guess I could have died at any time.”

John originally thought the pains were from food poisoning, but he later found out he had an appendix abscess, according to the British tabloid.
 

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Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday

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