Robert Novak’s brain tumor: ‘Dire’
Robert Novak’s brain tumor: ‘Dire’
Veteran political columnist announces immediate retirement.
Robert Novak has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and will retire immediately.
The political columnist called his condition “dire” and has left the paper to focus on medical treatment.
“The details are being worked out with the doctors this week, but the tentative plan is for radiation and chemotherapy,” Novak told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Novak, 77, announced his diagnosis July 27, only one week after he hit a homeless person with his Corvette. He had become ill that weekend and was admitted to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., where doctors found a tumor in his brain.
“I will be suspending my journalistic work for an indefinite but, God willing, not too lengthy period,” Novak originally said in the statement released by Eagle Publish
One reason I find this follow-up of this story of interest is this:
according to an Associated Press report, a neuro-oncologist at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle said it is routine procedure for doctors to search for brain tumors on patients who have car accidents and don’t realize it.
“People get spatial and visual neglect of a certain part of their bodies and they don’t realize they’ve done what they’ve done,” said Dr. Lynne Taylor, a fellow with the American Academy of Neurology.
Considering his traffic accident victim rolled off Novak’s windshield and Novak wasn’t aware of it, I find it interesting that this can be a sign of a brain tumor and thankfully he was examined and quickly diagnosed.
Oh, I know liberals hate him and at times he even irritates conservatives, but he has been a major voice in American politics for nearly 50 years, and I hope he will recover.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71442
