John J.York: Last News

John J. York is heading back to General Hospital!

The artist shared a health update to Instagram on Tuesday.

“General Hospital” star John J. York is opening up to fans about his recent diagnoses and his ongoing health battles.

shared on the platform. “So last December of ’22, I was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, and multiple smoldering myeloma — two blood and bone marrow disorders.”Hey gang, here’s the update, Check out @bethematch if you want to support https://t.co/AxA8xTbDcq pic.twitter.com/ZBinOwIrpdMyelodysplastic syndromes are a “group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature or become healthy blood cells,” according to the National Cancer Institute.The NCI notes that smoldering myeloma is a “precancerous condition that alters certain proteins in blood and/or increases plasma cells in bone marrow, but it does not cause symptoms of [myeloma] disease.”In his video, York said that “over the past many months, I’ve had three bone marrow biopsies, many chemo treatments.”York has “another one coming up in a couple of weeks, and I’m closing in on a blood stem cell transplant.”Elsewhere, the actor said he’s “been working with some wonderful people at Be The Match to find a potential donor on their registry,” and urged his fans to do the same.“I just want to say thanks for all the support over the years.

John J. York is opening up about the reason he’s stepping back for a bit from General Hospital.

John J. York, who has played Mac Scorpio on General Hospital for more than 30 years, took to social media today to explain why he has been on hiatus from the daytime drama.