“I don’t think it’s a conversation you want to have with your children. I don’t want to plant that seed in their mind,” Furnish says of the “Hold Me Closer” singer. “Elton’s been through a lot, but he’s also as strong as an ox. He rarely cancels shows. He’s a strong man, and he’s a healer. He’ll probably outlive me. He’s just so tough.”

Furnish also says that after 30 years together, the couple is only now “at this moment that we’ve only ever dreamed of.”

But as per reports, the “Rocket Man” singer is facing a major health crisis and is desperate to keep his fragility a secret.

In fact, an insider says the custom-made purple cart that John used to cruise down the red carpet at TIFF “was to hide” his “reliance on a wheelchair.”

“Elton refuses to be seen as weak. He’s so determined to maintain his larger-than-life image, but the truth is he can hardly move without help.” The tipster continues, “He doesn’t know where he’s going half the time.

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