I have listened to his show on and off since 1988:
It’s a struggle for me because I had to inform my staff earlier today. I can’t escape… Even though people are telling me it’s not the way to look at it, I can’t help but feel that I’m letting everybody down with this. But the upshot is that I have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, diagnosis confirmed by two medical institutions back on January 20th. I first realized something was wrong on my birthday weekend, January 12th.
I wish I didn’t have to tell you this, and I thought about not telling anybody. I thought about trying to do this without anybody knowing, ’cause I don’t like making things about me. But there are going to be days that I’m not gonna be able to be here because I’m undergoing treatment or I’m reacting to treatment, and I know that that would inspire all kinds of curiosity with people wondering what’s going on.
And the worst thing that can happen is when there is something going on and you try to hide it and cover it up. It’s eventually gonna leak, and then people are gonna say, “Why didn’t you just say it? Why’d you try to fool everybody? ” It’s not that I want to fool anybody. It’s just that I don’t want to burden anybody with it, and I haven’t wanted to. But it is what it is. You know me; I’m the mayor of Realville.
So this has happened, and my intention is to come here every day I can and to do this program as normally and as competently and as expertly as I do each and every day, because that is the source of my greatest satisfaction professionally, personally. I’ve had so much support from family and friends during this that it’s just been tremendous. I told the staff today that I have a deeply personal relationship with God that I do not proselytize about.
Go here to read the rest. Prayers for his recovery. He has ever been a friend for the pro-life cause and he has fought for conservatism in season and out. If this is his last fight, I am sure it will be a memorable one.
Prayers for Rush Limbaugh.
Messaged this to my husband not long ago– he’s in our prayers, too.
Cracked the dam; he made it so there can’t be a next Rush because there are thousands of Rush Limbaughs, now.
Can’t think of a more awesome result, but I want to keep him around for a while longer.
Fr. Z has a post up in which he notes the many times Rush has defended the Church and its pro-life teachings. He also suggests praying for Rush’s complete healing through the intercession of Ven. Augustus Tolton (who needs a miracle to advance his cause, and who was also a Missouri native like Rush).