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Jeremiah Green: Modest Mouse drummer diagnosed with 'stage four cancer'

Jeremiah Green's mother Carol Namatame revealed the news of his diagnosis on social media

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Martin Green has been diagnosed with stage four cancer. His mother, Carol Namatame, took to Facebook to reveal the news on Christmas day, describing her son to be "so strong and so brave" in the post. 

Apart from bassist Eric Judy, and frontman, Isaac Brock, Green is one of the co-founders of the band which was founded in 1993. Notably, the US indie rock band announced earlier this year that 'seven new songs' will be released in the coming year.

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Revealing the news of the cancer diagnosis on Facebook on December 25, the 45-year-old drummer's mother shared a series of pictures of Green and wrote: "Please send healing vibes for my son, Jeremiah Green, who is battling stage 4 cancer. He’s is so strong and so brave and hanging in there!"

Apparently, the type of cancer which is being diagnosed has not been disclosed.

Veteran Seattle radio DJ Marco Collins also shared the news of Green's cancer diagnosis on Twitter, following the drummer calling off the band's tour. The radio personality wrote: "Just found out my friend Jeremiah Green (@modestmouseband) pulled off the band’s tour b/c he is undergoing chemo to battle Stage 4 Cancer."

Sharing that Green's oncologist is a big fan of the Modest Mouse band, Collins ended the post by giving his health updates and said, "Despite having a stage 4 diagnosis, his prognosis is good! His oncologist is a big MM fan (so he’s got that in his corner!) Sending !!."

Prior to this, Green took part in the early dates of the Modest Mouse tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the group's breakthrough second album, ‘The Lonesome Crowded West’.

An active member of the band since its beginning, the drummer took a short hiatus between 2003 and 2004 and was not part of the band's album ‘Good News For People Who Love Bad News'.

Talking about the band's new release, Modest Mouse frontman Issac Brock said, "I got seven new songs coming out pretty soon. As soon as we were done with the last album, I had a thorn in my side about everyone saying, 'Why does it take so long to put out records?'."

"Because I find other interests! Not all of them are good, but f*** it! I don't want to have to answer that question anymore, so I have a record that I'm really happy with," he explained, according to the Daily Mail.

Green is married to Laura Green and the couple shares a six-year-old son Wilder James Isaac.