Posted on 04/27/2016 6:15:48 PM PDT by drewh
ICONIC musician Prince was diagnosed with AIDS just weeks before his death, according to reports in the US.
An industry source interviewed by The National Enquirer messaged friends on April 19 to share that the singer was suffering from the disease.
It is said the singer was 'preparing to die' for weeks and the source claimed 'he was in bad shape'.
“Doctors told Prince his blood count was unusually low and that his body temperature had dropped dangerously below the normal 98.6 degrees to 94 degrees.
“He was totally iron-deficient, very weak and often disoriented.
"He rarely ate and when he did, it all came right back up.”
The magazine claims the Purple Rain star was diagnosed with AIDS six months ago after contracting the HIV positive virus “in the 1990s”.
However due to his Jehovah’s Witness faith he refused medical treatment instead believing he could be cured by pray.
“God can and will cure me,” he is alleged to have told friends.
Members of his faith are also claimed to have told him to ignore saying to the singer he had “everlasting life”.
According to the Enquirer the disease saw him lose more than five stone in weight with the source telling them: “His face was yellowish, the skin on his neck was hanging off and the tips of fingers were a brownish-yellow.”
Prince’s death last Thursday came five days after his private jet was forced to make an emergency landing after he is suspected to have overdosed on the painkiller Percocet.
Days before he was dead in a lift at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen, Minneapolis, he had been seen making runs to a local pharmacy to pick up bags of prescriptions.
An employee at the Walgreens that served Prince him said: “We were all just shocked that he came in last night looking so beat. We said, ‘We are praying for you.’”
A day after his death Prince, 57, was cremated in a private ceremony attended by only three family members including his sister Tyka Nelson, 55.
The claims of Prince suffering from AIDS came as the Mirror learnt he was forced to return to touring in order to boost his finances after it was discovered his spending outstripped his income.
Despite his work being valued at more than £150 million he is said to have suffered "chronic money problems” for years before his death.
The star’s refusal to allow the rights to music and back catalogue to be sold placed an immense strain on his finances, sources close the singer have claimed.
Before his death the singer "consistently shut down" opportunities to fuel his finances, such as licensing his songs to be used in movies, TV shows and commercials.
A source said: “He refused to part with his art.
“He always remained true to his beliefs that his work was his own and despite lucrative offers his music was not for sale.
“To get much needed cash Prince braved the pain barrier to tour Australia earlier this year.
“You can imagine the toll a 36 hour flight would take on his body.
“Although a genius of music, he was not a genius when it came to business.”
Sources close to the star point to how his frequent impulsive shows were poorly planned and involved little promotion, meaning that while some were successful, a lot were staged at a loss.
It had been reported that Prince’s estate was worth in the region of £200 but the figure is said to have been grossly exaggerated.
Nothing like unsubstantiated rumors.
Well, since Prince was a JW, can we infer that he didn’t contract the virus from a blood transfusion? Probably.
However due to his Jehovah’s Witness faith he refused medical treatment instead believing he could be cured by pray...
oops
Well, which is it?
Praying to God and used no medicines?
Or...
Buying drugs by the barrel?
What a creep. Why do we , as a nation, idolize this? It is truly satanic.
The wages of buggery.
He was apparently a vegetarian, which might lead to the lack of iron in his blood.
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“Nothing like unsubstantiated rumors.”
You are right! Plus I have relatives who are JW’s and they do not refuse medical treatment,except for blood transfusions, to maintain health or cure ailments.
There is a difference between drugs used for medicinal purposes and drugs used for recreational purposes. Just remember, Prince was a conservative, highly religious musician, Trump is a conservative GOP presidential candidate, black is white, and up is down. If you can wrap your brain around all that, you’ll do just fine.
I heard or read that on the day his death was announced.
I didn't care enough to really take notice of the source, but if it's true, those bags and bags of drugs he took should have guaranteed him a trip to hell...if I understand just a little of the JW faith and beliefs.
But...all just gossip, I guess...I didn't care for his music or his personality, but I wish him Riposare In Pace.
It had been reported that Prince’s estate was worth in the region of £200 but the figure is said to have been grossly exaggerated.Wow -- possibly a gross exaggeration to credit him with being worth two hundred and ninety bucks????
However due to his Jehovah’s Witness faith he refused medical treatment
but had no problem taking large amounts of prescription pain medication. Weird??
Except he was married twice. Once in the mid nineties and again from early to mid 2000’s. While I guess anything is possible, I highly doubt he had HIV and got married twice after being diagnosed and then had a son.
million
Ain’t that the truth.
It could all be possible. But I don’t see him going to the drug store to get his own drugs. I don’t care how comfortable he was in the area. He had an image to maintain.
Jehovah’s Witnesses do not refuse medical treatment except for blood transfusions.
Because he was one of the best guitarists to ever play the instrument.
I was surprised to hear a few days ago that he was not a fag. Maybe he was. Whatever. RIP!
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