RSSSteve Jobs recovers from liver transplant
By Tim Conneally | Published June 20, 2009, 12:53 AM
Now that the next iPhone launch is at least a solid year away, the truth behind CEO Steve Jobs' six-month medical leave has finally been released to the Wall Street Journal.
In January, Jobs said he had been diagnosed with a hormone imbalance, and the public speculated it was actually intestinal cancer. Tonight, it was revealed that the "hormone imbalance" was an issue with his liver. According to the WSJ report, Jobs underwent a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee, and has been in recovery since that time. A statement from Apple to the paper said the CEO is still looking forward to a return to work at the end of the month.
In 2004, Jobs suffered from a rare but treatable form of pancreatic cancer, thanks to early detection, that tumor did not require chemotherapy. However, the transplant is presumed to be directly related to Jobs' cancer from five years ago.
The world's greatest CEO can't leave the scene just yet.
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|That's the b**** about cancer. Once you get, it's pretty much with you for the rest of your life in some way or another. Always coming back. (he who has had most of his family taken out by it)
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|This would be 'iLiver S' I presume?
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|Steve 2.0! He is going to change the world again with the newly upgrade liver!
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|Both the below make a good point but there are some differences. One is the type of cancer Metastatic cancer vs.non-Metastatic cancer. What little we know is that he had a treabale non-Metastatic cancer form. The 2nd point is that, in some cases, not all of the liver has to be removed as the liver is the one oragan that can reginerate itself. This would apply in Living donor situation as opposed to dead donor situations. The fact he suffferd a rare form of pancreatic cancer but didn't require chemo indicates further that this was not Metastatic cancer pancreatic cancer but non-Metastatic pancreatic cancer. So one has to be careful in generalizing all forms of cancer or other diseases that might require a donor be found.
Just my opinion but based on knowing someone that went through this procedure.
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|Point well taken. Thank you.
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|Does anybody know where the liver came from? Many people are on the liver transplant list and they are still waiting...
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|Indeed, I am wondering the same thing. I've had a kidney transplant and I know the rules. People who've had cancer do NOT get organ transplants. At least, not in this country.
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|Dude, with all the hardcore Apple fanboys out there it wouldn't surprise me if one of them traded a liver for a iPhone G3 S:-) LOL
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|probably got it from one of those Chinese organ harvesting groups.
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|It came from a Micro$oft employee, now he will be much more stable =P
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|I'm not an Apple fan, but I wish no harm onto Jobs. I hope he gets back to his "normal" self.
Horrible luck, cancer and then liver problems.
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|Politics and business should always be put to one side in times of sickness and loss and as others have said we are after all human and should always see the humanity in circumstances such as those affecting Steve jobs and his family.
'Feel better and don't rush back to work as life is far more important' is what I would say.
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|lol, yeah, many wouldn't say that if it were gw. bush now would we? that said jobs is hopefully humbled by all this in some way, ego back in check :P although maybe not after apparently jumping to the front of the line for transplants but whatever
hopefully he lives for a few more years
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|True, so true. However, if not for Mr. Jobs, we'd be typing our commands still. At least, he had a positive impact on something our society uses. The other one, not so much.
I remember when Governor Casey of Pennsylvania jumped to the front of the line for an organ transplant, I thought "What a waste, helping a politician live longer to cheat us all, instead of letting the little girl have the organ, someone who some day could free us all."
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|One word: kharma.
...but yes, I do wish him a speedy recovery. I do not take pleasure in others' misfortune.
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|I would say to everyone regardless of your own "worldview" on computer coding, let's all wish Mr. Jobs a healthy recovery. Like Mr. Gates and those that came before them, they have made an impact on society. In the end, it is not about MS versus Apple but about caring about the human beings.
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|That's good to hear that he is recovering nicely from the transplant. Hoping for the best. Pink Laptops
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