Ann Wilson is one step closer to being cancer-free.
The Heart singer, 74, announced Wednesday that she completed her chemotherapy treatments and is going back on tour for her rescheduled concerts in 2025.
“I’m doing absolutely fine now but it’s been, to put it mildly, a lot. Chemo is no joke,” Wilson said in an audio message shared on X (formerly Twitter) nearly three months after revealing her cancer diagnosis to the world.
“It takes a lot out of a person,” she added about chemo. “And then there’s that two weeks of waiting around for test results, a form of mental torture. For anyone who’s been through that, I empathize big time.”
“Luckily, for me, when the results finally came, they were the good kind!” Wilson shared.
The rock star confirmed she’s “finished with chemo” and is “officially ready” for her tour next year.
“There’s maintenance going forward but I’m told the side effects are much less severe,” she explained. “The worst is over and I’m thankful for the efficacy of this poison — but it’s more than welcome to get the f–k out of my body now.”
Wilson went on, “I’m immensely grateful to everyone who prayed and sent me those good vibes. I’ve felt your love. My story has a happy ending due in part to early detection. My advice? Get checked regularly. I love you all and I’ll see you very, very soon. There’s much to celebrate.”
The “Barracuda” singer announced on July 2 that she underwent surgery for cancer and had to begin preventive chemotherapy, forcing her to postpone her tour with her bandmate and sister, Nancy Wilson, 70.
“I recently underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous,” she wrote in her Instagram post. “The operation was successful & I’m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy & I’ve decided to do it. And so my doctors are instructing me to take the rest of the year away from the stage in order to fully recover.”
Wilson added, “To the ticket buyers, I really do wish we could do these gigs. Please know that I absolutely plan to be back on stage in 2025. My team is getting those details sorted & we’ll let you know the plan as soon as we can.”
Over 50 shows in dozens of cities across the US and Canada were affected by the postponement.
The rock group also canceled the European leg of its tour in May, telling fans via X that Wilson had to have “a time-sensitive but routine procedure for which the minimum recovery time is six weeks.”
Heart has since announced the tour will pick back up in February 2025 in Las Vegas and wrap in April 2025 in Quebec, Canada.
Wilson — who is selling her $2 million waterfront home in Florida amid her cancer battle — formed Heart with her sister in 1973.
The group, know for hit songs like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” and “Alone,” were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.