Talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh announced he has advanced lung cancer, telling his audience during Monday’s broadcast that he will several miss days this week due to treatment. He said he started not feeling well with shortness of breath around his 69th birthday on January 12 and that the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions on January 20. The Rush Limbaugh Show is in its 31st year.
Limbaugh is a former cigarette smoker who continued to smoke cigars after quitting.
Limbaugh said he told his staff earlier today and said he felt like he was “letting everybody down with this”.
Limbaugh added later about his conversation with his staff that he told them he has a “deeply personal relationship with God that I do not proselytize about. But I do, and I have been working that relationship, tremendously, which I do regularly…
Rush Limbaugh informs his audience of advanced lung cancer diagnosis, screen image .
UPDATE: Video of Rush telling his audience:
UPDATE: YouTube video pulled. Excerpt of announcement posted to Twitter:
Rush Limbaugh just announced that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
Prayers up? pic.twitter.com/WcIlpYuBob
— Wojciech Pawelczyk (@PolishPatriotTM) February 3, 2020
Rush Limbaugh just announced on his radio program he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Says there will be days he won't be able to be there due to treatment…
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) February 3, 2020
"Every day I'm not here, I'll be missing you and thinking about you," Limbaugh said as he signed off. He also said he hopes to be back on Thursday.
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) February 3, 2020
Long time Rush Limbaugh Show call screener James Golden, aka Bo Snerdly asked for prayers, “Those of you who are listening to the Rush Limbaugh show now. Pray with us. Thank you. God Bless you Rush Limbaugh. Love you so much Rush.”
Those of you who are listening to the Rush Limbaugh show now. Pray with us. Thank you. God Bless you Rush Limbaugh. Love you so much Rush.
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) February 3, 2020
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