Elton John says he 'can't see' sons play sports or read after vision loss from eye infection

Elton John shared an emotional fitness update months after he revealed that he had suffered partial vision loss due to a severe eye infection During an interview with the Times of London the -year-old music icon spoke out candidly about the pain of losing his eyesight and how it has impacted his life I can t read I can t see my boys playing rugby and soccer and it has been a very stressful time because I m used to soaking it all up the father of two commented It s distressing John and his husband David Furnish who married in share sons Zachary and Elijah The pair welcomed Zachary who was born via surrogate in December In January John and Furnish became parents to Elijah who was born via the same surrogate ELTON JOHN LEFT WITH LIMITED VISION FOLLOWING VITALITY SCAREWhile speaking with the Times the U K native shared that he can t see the telly adding that he has not been able to see anything since last July You get emotional but you have to get used to it because I m lucky to have the life I have John mentioned I still have my wonderful family and I can still see something out of here he continued pointing to his left eye So you say to yourself just get on with it The Rocket Man hitmaker first revealed his fitness struggles in September Over the summer I've been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye he shared on social media I am healing but it's an extremely slow process and it will take particular time before sight returns to the impacted eye The singer added I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home and am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery thus far During a November interview with Good Morning America John revealed that he contracted the infection over the summer in the South of France It s been four months now since I haven t been able to see and my left eye is not the greatest he mentioned There s hope and encouragement that it ll be OK but I m kind of stuck at the moment because I can do something like this but going into the studio and recording I don t know John explained revealing he can't read lyrics It kind of floored me he later added I can t see anything I can t read anything I can t watch anything On Friday John distributed his new album with Brandi Carlile titled Who Believes in Angels The Hold Me Closer singer and Carlile collaborated on the album with record producer Andrew Watt and John's longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin The quartet recorded Who Believes in Angels over just days between mid-October and early November In the documentary Elton John Never Too Late which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September the singer discussed the concerns that Zachary and Elijah have about his mortality They think about my mortality They worry about my mortality he expressed in the documentary Not so much David but me he added The five-time Grammy Award winner revealed he shares a close bond with his two sons and that they love their daddy and want nothing more than for him to be around forever John's children are not the only ones who worry about him being around for the monumental moments of their lives The singer mentioned he would love to be around forever but he is aware that won't be the incident I want to see them have children and get married I don't think I'm going to be around for that Who knows You never know So that's why I want to use the best time the best of my time while I'm around he added Time together is so wonderful and so precious Fox News Digital's Lori Bashian contributed to this overview