Friends and family of former Pendulum vocalist and MC, Benjamin “Verse” Mount, have rallied around him through a GoFundMe campaign as he battles leukemia.
The fundraiser has surged beyond its initial £20,000 target, currently surpassing £58,000 at the time of this writing. The campaign, launched last year by Mount’s brother Jeremy, was prompted by a series of daunting health crises that began in August with a severe, unexplained cough and culminated in an acute monoblastic leukemia diagnosis.
Mount, once a staple on Pendulum’s live tours, was first hospitalized in Spain for what doctors initially suspected to be tuberculosis. Instead, he was found in September to have a rare infection that led to him being placed in a medically induced coma. According to Jeremy, the infection mutated at a startling rate, prompting an international scramble by medical teams to identify effective treatments.
Mount ultimately overcame this terrifying ordeal, but he soon faced another obstacle: a diagnosis of acute monoblastic leukemia. After more than four months in the hospital, he is continuing to endure chemotherapy treatment.
The family’s GoFundMe campaign aims to address the incessant and extraordinary costs associated with Mount’s rehabilitation, including nursing care, childcare for his two young daughters and mobility solutions until the venerable MC can fully rise to reclaim the mic.
Mount, who parted ways with Pendulum in 2017 to focus on his own production, began work on new music. His first track since the diagnosis, “Recovery” featuring Youngsta and Cimm, was released in late-December, signaling a creative spirit that refuses to be dampened by his present health challenges.
You can find the GoFundMe campaign here.
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