General Hospital's John J. York Takes Hiatus From Show, Reveals He Has A Blood Disorder

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John J. York is opening up about the reason he’s stepping back for a bit from General Hospital.

The 64-year-old actor, who has starred on the hit daytime drama since 1991 as Mac Scorpio, revealed last month that he’d been taking a brief hiatus from the show to deal with some health issues.

Now, in a new Instagram video, John is sharing more about what those health issues are. Keep reading to find out more… In his update, John revealed he’s been battling a blood disorder and is currently seeking out a bone marrow donor. “I said I was going to give you an update on the reason I’m raking a little hiatus from General Hospital, and here it is,” he started off in his video, posted to X (formerly Twitter). “So last December of ’22, I was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, and multiple smoldering myeloma, two blood and bone-marrow disorders.” He continued, “Over the past many months, I’ve had three bone-marrow biopsies, many chemo treatments — I have another one coming up in a couple of weeks, and I’m closing in on a blood-stem-cell transplant.” He then asked fans and encouraged them to see if they are a donor – not just for him, but others as well. “If it’s possible, and you would consider being a donor, joining [Be the Match’s] registry for not just me but thousands and thousands of people.” John also added that this isn’t the end for him on GH either. “I just wanna say thanks for all the support over the years.

This isn’t goodbye, this is just ‘So long!’ I’ll have to take a break for three, maybe four months, but I’ll be back.” Watch his full video below: It was recently reported that General Hospital is being written by a B-team amid the strikes.