From American Songwriter · Paige Gawley · · 40s
Tom Jones Nearly Died After Health Crisis
Tom Jones, 86, nearly died from pneumonia but returned to performing after UCLA medical team saved him.
In brief
Tom Jones, 86, nearly died from pneumonia but returned to performing after UCLA medical team saved him. Tom Jones, 86, nearly died from pneumonia but returned to performing after UCLA medical team saved him. Originally reported by American Songwriter.
Health Crisis
Tom Jones, 86, nearly died after contracting pneumonia he thought was the flu.
“I thought, 'This was it. You had a wonderful life, Tommy, but it’s over now,'”
Hospitalization
Jones spent two days in ICU followed by a days-long hospital stay at UCLA Medical Center.
Return to Stage
Jones performed in San Diego on Nov. 3, his first show since the health scare, and then Los Angeles.
What to remember
Tom Jones, 86, nearly died from pneumonia but returned to performing after UCLA medical team saved him.
