Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green, 45, is diagnosed with stage four cancer - Daily Mail

Jeremiah Green has been diagnosed with signifier 4 cancer.

The Modest Mouse drummer, 45, has been described arsenic 'strong and brave' by his parent who revealed the quality connected Christmas Day.

Taking to Facebook connected Sunday, parent Carol Namatame asked fans to 'please nonstop healing vibes to my son'.

The musician is 1 of the co-founding members of the group, having formed the set successful 1993 alongside bassist Eric Judy and frontman Isaac Brock.

Carol penned: 'Please nonstop healing vibes for my son, Jeremiah Green, who is battling signifier 4 cancer. He is truthful beardown and truthful brave and hanging successful there!' 

The benignant of crab has not been disclosed. 

Veteran vigor DJ Marco Collins besides shared the quality connected his societal media leafage revealing that Jeremiah 'pulled disconnected the band's tour' to get treatment. 

He wrote: 'Just recovered retired my person Jeremiah Green (Modest Mouse) has pulled disconnected the band's circuit due to the fact that helium is presently undergoing chemo treatments to conflict Stage 4 Cancer.

'Despite having a signifier 4 diagnosis, his prognosis is good! Also his oncologist is simply a large MM instrumentality (so he's got that successful his corner!).

'Sending him thing but emotion healing energy! Get good buddy. We're each pulling for you!'

Jeremiah appeared connected the aboriginal dates of the Modest Mouse circuit earlier receiving attraction aft his diagnosis. 

He has lone been absent from the set since their enactment successful 1993 betwixt 2003 and 2004, meaning the 1 medium helium does not diagnostic connected is, Good News For People Who Love Bad News. 

Earlier this twelvemonth the set revealed they volition beryllium releasing 'seven caller songs' successful the caller year. 

Frontman Isaac said: 'I got 7 caller songs coming retired beauteous soon. As soon arsenic we were done with the past album, I had a thorn successful my broadside astir everyone saying, "Why does it instrumentality truthful agelong to enactment retired records?"

'Because I find different interests! Not each of them good, but f*** it! I don't privation to person to reply that question anymore, truthful I person a grounds that I'm truly blessed with.'