Fritz Wepper - Slight all-clear after his sepsis
Actor Fritz Wepper (82) has given the all-clear following his blood poisoning. In an interview with the "Bild" newspaper from the hospital, he says: "I'm doing well under the circumstances. I had sepsis again. But I'm over the worst of it." The illness had "seemingly come out of nowhere", he had previously "felt very well". The death of his brother Elmar Wepper (1944-2023) at the end of October was naturally a shock for him: "This absolute finality is the worst thing. Elmar has always been there and a part of my life for as long as I can remember."
He will now have to stay in hospital for some time, but will be allowed home for a few hours on Christmas Eve, says Wepper. He will spend December 24 with his daughter Sophie (42) and the daughters and grandchildren of his first wife Angela (1942-2019), who died in 2019.
On Christmas Day, he will be together with his current wife Susanne Kellermann (49) and his younger daughter Filippa (12), who will join him in hospital. "It gives me strength when my loved ones visit me," says Wepper. No medicine can replace this energy boost and he is still looking forward to the party.
Susanne Kellermann: "I don't know how many times I've said goodbye"
His wife also spoke to the newspaper and described how difficult the loss of her brother was for her husband. Her husband is actually a master at accepting things as they are and making the best of them. But now he has reached his limits: "It has already taken its toll on him. I would have liked to have comforted him more."
Fritz Wepper 's state of health was "very serious at first": "I don't know how many times I've said goodbye to Fritz in the past few years. Hoping and fearing also takes a lot of strength." She is always extremely tense, restless and can't sleep: "When the all-clear is given, the tension drops and you're so exhausted that you could just fall asleep in that second." You can't prepare for that either, it hits you "full force" every time.
Fritz Wepper's medical records have been full to bursting for years. At the beginning of 2021, it became known that the actor had skin cancer, which had already metastasized. In spring, a tumor in his abdomen was surgically removed. Following a coronavirus infection, he then had to spend around 15 months in hospital.
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- Despite his recovery from sepsis, Fritz Wepper revealed in a picture newspaper interview that the death of his brother Elmar Wepper was a significant shock for him, as Elmar had been a constant presence in his life.
- In the same interview, Fritz Wepper expressed gratitude for the visits from his daughter Sophie and Susanne Kellermann's family on Christmas Eve, stating that their presence provided him with strength during his hospital stay.
- Susanne Kellermann, Fritz Wepper's current wife, shared her emotions with the picture newspaper about the loss of Elmar Wepper, revealing her own struggles with fear and tension whenever Fritz's health conditions worsened, referring to the numerous medical challenges he had faced in recent years.
Source: www.stern.de
