Last month, Atlanta mega-church pastor Bishop Eddie Long stunned his congregation with his shockingly thin appearance.
Though he claimed his weight loss was attributed to a raw food diet, The Obnoxious Blog reported over the weekend that Long had been admitted to the hospital in Atlanta and had only been given months to live. The blogger claims a member of Eddie Long’s congregation confided in him and asked him to go easy on the pastor because he is suffering from stage four gastro-intestinal cancer.
Long has since released a statement regarding his health.
“I am recovering from a health challenge that I trust God to deliver me from,” Long said via the statement. “It is unrelated to the eating for life diet consisting of mostly raw vegetables that I am continuing, as part of a holistic approach to good health. At this time, my family and I are requesting that you respect our privacy.”
