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General Hospital Star John J. York Begins Blood Stem Cell Transplant
We are sending love and support this week to John J. York, the longtime General Hospital who portrays the beloved Mac Scorpio. John has now begun his life-saving blood stem cell transplant that he had shared was forthcoming on his ongoing battle with blood cancer.
Previously, the actor revealed, that he was diagnosed in 2022 with two blood and bone marrow cancers, myelodysplastic syndromes and multiple smoldering myeloma.
Speaking to PEOPLE, York shared: “There’s still a long road ahead, but these next 100 days I would say is rocky terrain.” Within that time frame of a highly emotional and physical wait and see game, John will know if the transplant worked.

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In the time frame, York has to go to the hospital every day for 100 days to be tested. He explained, “If tests come back after, let’s say after 30 days or 35, 40 days, tests are looking really good, that would be wonderful. Then they may say, ‘You don’t have to come in tomorrow, come in the next day. And then we’ll test after that.’ That goes on for 100 days, and I would say the first probably 20 days (after the transplant) are the crucial days. From the first day of the transplant, I’m guessing 14 to 20 days out, they’ll be able to tell with testing daily how I’m receiving and accepting the stem cells.” Following that, there is said to be another year or two of medication and testing, including painful bone marrow aspirations and biopsies.
On Tuesday, York’s longtime friend and General Hospital co-star, Jon Lindstrom (Kevin) posted on X, ” I hope you’ll all take just a minute today to send some healing thoughts to my friend John J. York. It’s a big week and we would all appreciate your help. Thank you.”

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For John, he knows what he is up against, expressing, “It’s a grueling process” and “this is what has to be done.” York has been with the ABC daytime drama series since 1991.
Please send you well-wishes for John via the comment section below as he battles through this next chapter of his blood and bone marrow cancers.
I’m confused…This appears to be one cancer?
“ two blood and bone marrow cancers, myelodysplastic syndrome and myelodysplastic syndrome”
Please reread , two different cancers are listed.
John, I pray that this will be the miracle we’re all praying for. God bless you and I’ll continue to pray everyday for you.❤️
Praying for you,God bless you.
Sending lots of prayers your was. Stay positive and hoping everything goes your way. Love you on the show and you will be missed.
Sending my love & prayers for healing John! It’s been quite awhile since I’ve seen you, but you are in my thoughts in this trying time. You’ve got a lot of people behind you!! Love, Andrea Daoutis
I am wishing you all the best during you treatment.I have watched you on General Hospital all my life and I pray I continue to see you in my living room! You will be missed while in treatment but you’re health comes first God will see you through this time in you’re life.
to John nothing but good positive thoughts, I will pray for you, you are strong and brave and can’t wait for you to be back at GH,
Praying John gets his miracle & for his family!!!
Wishing you the best outcome, John. Trust in God!!❤️
Prayers to John.
John, you and your family are in my prayers everyday. I’m sending positive thoughts and energy. Stay strong and know you are well loved. I know you will make it through this. God be with you always.
Blessings and prayers for a complete recovery John
Love seeing you on GH! Sending wishes and prayers for successful treatment
Sending prayers for a full recovery
John, I wish you a successful transplant and speedy recovery. Take good care of yourself and I hope to see you on GH again soon as you are completely well. Sending you lots of prayers
My 71 year old relative has just had a stem cell transplant a few months ago and is Cancer Free today. It requires patience, persistent medical care and lots of PRAYER. Just take it one day at a time, take it easy and Pamper yourself along the way. You WILL be Healed.
Blessings be upon you and yours. I will keep you in my prayers.
Hey John..Prayers for a full recovery. Please reach out to God, your heavenly father who loves you, and will hold your hand through your journey. Isaiah 41:10 ✝️
John I’m sending positive thoughts your way. My sister has AML “Leukemia “ she’s 57 breast cancer survivor of 7 years. She’s had 4 bone marrow biopsies since the end of May. One was today which was bad for her. Our last resort is stem cell transplant and we aren’t there yet. My prayers are with you. I’ve watched GH since I was 12 I’m 61 now. Good luck!
I really hope this works I did a stem cell transplant for my brother that had leukemia
John, praying for your successful and complete recovery. Stay strong, and know that God is with you every step of the way
John, I am praying for you. I know you’ve got this! Be strong and have faith. God Bless You.
Sending well wishes and prayers for safe recovery. I am with you and a big fan since the beginning. Stay positive and fight. I share with you multiple myeloma and it is complicated. Hang in there!❤️❤️
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!
In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?
Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!
Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?
Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).
On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..
In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”
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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!
FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD
As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”
Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.
So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.
The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.
Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL
Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.
The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.
In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”
So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.
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