Wolfgang Van Halen , son of Eddie Van Halen , believes that the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the factors in his father's death, whose treatment was interrupted by international travel restrictions.
In an interview with The Washington Post , the musician revealed the reason for his concern: Perhaps, without the existence of the disease or at least with better management of the pandemic, his father would have had a better chance of recovery and would have fulfilled his wish for a final tour.
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Eddie was already battling throat cancer when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2017 and given a few weeks to live. The guitarist began alternative treatments in Germany and managed to stabilize enough to plan a final Van Halen , with David Lee Roth , Sammy Hagar , and Michael Anthony returning. Wolfgang would be the opening act.
As the disease progressed, affecting Eddie , trips to St. John Hospital Auerbach became more frequent, but were interrupted by the pandemic when travel became impossible. "I will forever hate COVID-19 and the way [the pandemic] was handled, because it stole that moment from me," he stated.
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