White House press secretary and colon cancer survivor Tony Snow asks the public to refrain from jumping to conclusions regarding the surgery he will have on Monday to remove a growth from his lower abdomen.Blood tests and a CAT scan of the growth show no presence of cancer, he reports. But still, he and doctors are proceeding cautiously due to his history.
Snow, a former Fox News radio and television talk show host, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, when he was a commentator at Fox. Two months after surgery, he returned to the air and then became White House press secretary in April 2006.
Snow's plan is to be back behind the podium a few weeks after surgery, when he has a better idea of what it is he's dealing with.
1. I recently read an article where Mr. Snow shared that knowing you have cancer brings fear. The opposite of fear is "faith". When my mother was ill,everyone that came to visit or called us would ask, "what can I do for you?" My response would be "pray". I would tell this to everyone I knew or didn't know -to send up a prayer for my mother, and before you knew it- what seemed "bleak" became "hope" and the "hope" turned into a "miracle". We may not always agree on what makes the world turn, but every now and then, we can all use a little "hope","faith", and "prayer". Mr. Snow I have sent one up for you.
Posted at 12:29PM on Mar 27th 2007 by Theresa B.