WHITE EMPRESS / Former CIRCLE II CIRCLE Drummer ADAM SAGAN Diagnosed With Cancer – "I Am Now Fighting The Greatest Battle Of My Life"

White Empress drummer Adam Sagan, who was brought on board earlier this year as a session drummer for the band, has been diagnosed with cancer (T-cell lymphoblast lymphoma). His former bandmates in Circle II Circle have posted the following:

“To our friends all over the world – Adam Sagan – our friend, and former Circle II Circle drummer is fighting for his life. A week ago he was diagonosed with an agressive cancer and he needs our help. Please, do what you can. Every little bit helps. Adam has given so much of himself to so many. Let us all give some of that back so that he can return to doing what he was meant to do – make music.”

Money can be donated via a GoFundMe campaign set up here.

Sagan has posted the following message:

“Hello! My name is Adam Sagan. Many of you will know me from my professional drumming work with bands such as Circle II Circle, White Empress, Into Eternity, and Witherfall. I’ve been fortunate enough to tour a large part of the world, bringing powerful and meaningful music to hundreds of thousands of faces across the planet. 

Outside of that, I am a son, an uncle, a brother,  a teacher, and a mentor. I work full time and own a couple of start-up businesses. I recently bought a house in Minneapolis, MN. My passions are teaching, travelling,  reading, the great outdoors, helping others and studying languages. I’ve always been a giver and never done very well with receiving, or asking for help when I need it, but sometimes life humbles us and changes all that.

I am now fighting the greatest battle of my life; T-Cell Lymphoblast Lymphoma. I am asking for any and all financial support I can receive to fight for my life. In addition to fast-mounting medical bills and a mortgage, even basic necessesities such as groceries and utilities are going to become an extraordinary challenge, especially as this part of the country braces to be buried in feet and feet of snow for the next several months. Every single penny raised will be used with the utmost caution and care to make sure that I not only have a chance to fight and beat this scourge, but so that I may in turn reciprocate and help others, which is what I do best. In my world, gratitude is everything, and it will be shared in spades.

Thank you all for taking the time to read and for your kind consideration.”