The British media confirmed reports this weekend that Bee Gee Robin Gibb is gravely ill with liver cancer.
Manxman Robin has made limited public appearances of late, with pictures emerging of him looking increasingly frail and drastically underweight.
His mother Barbara and elder brother Barry have flown in from the USA to be with him at his main residence in Oxfordshire.
He was recently rushed to hospital in the UK to be treated for inflammation of the colon, in the past he's also had surgery on his intestine for the same medical procedure that claimed the life of his twin brother Maurice eight years ago.
The Bee Gee star has a house in Knocksharry just outside Peel where he frequently spends much of his time.
He was most recently in the public eye as he promoted the single he released to raise money for the Poppy Appeal.
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