David Johansen thanked fans for their support in a fundraising campaign that was launched following news of the New York Dolls singer's battle with stage 4 cancer. Earlier this week, the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and Johansen's daughter Leah Hennessey launched the David Johansen Fund to raise money for the singer's physical therapy,

The New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been battling stage 4 cancer for several years, according to his wife Mara. but keeping his diagnosis private has not been "sustainable" for his family.

David Johansen, an actor and popular singer with the New York Dolls, is “bedridden and incapacitated,” according to his daughter.