They Are Gutting a Body of Water’s Doug Dulgarian Diagnosed With Cancer

According to Dulgarian, he received his diagnosis on October 16, the same day the band put out their new mixtape Kool Faith / Loosies II, which featured a cadre of collaborators including Spirit of the Beehive, Hotline TNT, RXK Nephew, Horse Jumper of Love, and Greg Mendez.

The band’s tour was set to kick off on October 29 in Baltimore.

Read Dulgarian’s full statement below.

Infelizmente. Muito desapontado por ter que falar sobre isso. E ainda mais desapontado por ter que fazer isso.

I was diagnosed with cancer last Friday, same day we put out Kool Faith. crazy day, every possible emotion lmao.

Nós obviamente não podemos fazer a turnê, pois preciso resolver isso. Tenho tratamento em algumas semanas.

I have a feeling it will all work out. been thru a lot of things in my crazy and (atp) relatively long existence and im no stranger to putting my best foot forward and facing some difficult shit.

Quero deixar isso claro. Não estou buscando piedade. Não quero influenciar suas emoções para que se sintam mal por mim. Apenas quero informá-lo. Acredito genuinamente que isso vai dar certo.

there are many people with much worse problems and my life has been so infinitely blessed and privileged & I never lose sight of that.

Além disso, não acho que esse tipo de mentalidade seja benéfico. Se eu começar a acreditar que mereço piedade dos outros, eu me sentirei mal comigo mesmo, e isso é o começo de desistir.

we’re gonna keep the Philly & nyc dates on the schedule in hopes I’ll be able to do it.

lifes so weird man. im a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. most of the time i don’t understand why at the time, but it always makes sense in the end.

the fact that i got the diagnosis the same day we put out a massive compilation featuring as many friends as i could muster, well that symbolism that is not lost on me.

I know I can be real corny sometimes but music and community has given me a purpose in my life that I didn’t have before I found it. you live one time and I haven’t got time to not mean everything I say, or to leave things unsaid.

Eu não amo nada mais do que fazer música e ver meus amigos, e dói meu coração cancelar um tour.

I hope what I can walk away with from this situation is gratitude for another experience. ive been blessed to experience a full spectrum of emotion in my life. very good, very bad, a whole lot in between.

ESTOU ASSUSTADO E INSEGURO DE COMO TUDO ISSO VAI SE DESENVOLVER. O PROGNÓSTICO PARECE SER MUITO BOM. ISSO É LEGAL.