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Jerry Lewis to Return to Performing22 May 2002LAS VEGAS -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``Jerry Lewis was at home after a routine follow-up examination of a surgically implanted device that blocks chronic back pain, a spokeswoman said. ``The 76-year-old entertainer is telling friends that for the first time in decades he's free of the pain acquired during years of taking pratfalls for laughs. ```He's fine,' said Candi Cazau, spokeswoman for The Orleans Hotel & Casino, where Lewis has a long-term contract to perform. `His whole goal is to be pain-free and medication-free.' ``Lewis, who lives in Las Vegas, might begin performing regularly again at The Orleans in October, Cazau said on Tuesday. He last appeared on stage there in April 2001. ``...Lewis underwent surgery April 8 at a Houston hospital to implant a battery-powered pulse generator near his lower abdomen..." |