Lyons: Steve Jobs' health in serious question

[Butthead]

http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/02/steve.jobs.seriously.ill/


Probably should be a pg2 rumor.

I think it's time, given Apple secrecy, that an replacement CEO candidate be selected, just like Balmer took over for Gates. Let Steve still be the inspiration, but someone else can takeover day to day ops, in a Balmer like manner .

According to Wiki on Jobs, there could be 3 more likely causes of the weight loses, complications arising from the pancreatic cancer, but the public will not know. One thing for sure would be long term survival rates for even Job's rarer form of cancer are not that great past 10yrs, or even 5. Time for Jobs to think about stepping down in the not to distant future???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

All patients with a total pancreatectomy require pancreatic enzyme replacement, usually taken with meals. Despite this replacement some degree of malabsorption may occur, leading to weight loss.

A second issue that could lead to weight loss is the development of diabetes mellitus associated with a total pancreatectomy and sometimes present in patients treated with a Whipple procedure. Removal of the entire pancreas necessitates replacement of insulin; the diabetes mellitus associated with a total pancreatectomy can be difficult to control, potentially also leading to weight loss. A third issue associated with either a total pancreatectomy or a surgical procedure used to treat tumors in the head of the pancreas (Whipple procedure) is bacterial infection of a portion of the small bowel that connects to the bile duct. This type of infection can cause fever, diarrhea, and malabsorption, symptoms discussed in recent news reports.[52] Finally, the substantial rearrangement of the gastrointestinal tract, can lead to some other functional issues. The first is a dumping syndrome in which incompletely digested food moves too quickly into the small intestine creating malabsorption and diarrhea. The second is an obstruction of the loop of intestine that connects to the pancreas. A discussion of these known complications can be found at Respectful Insolence.[1] In an interview with The New York Times, Steven Jobs confirmed that he does not have a recurrence of his cancer.[2]

Jobs, however, stated that he had a rare, far less aggressive type known as islet cell neuroendocrine tumor.[49] Survival in islet cell carcinoma is highly dependent upon the degree of disease involvement. Surgical cure is possible if the tumor is resected completely. However, studies using the SEER national database (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results), showed a median survival of approximately 10 years for localized disease, approximately 6 years for regional (confined to the region of the pancreas) and approximately 2 years for those with distant disease.[50]

Jobs is approaching the median survival time, after that it's luck of the draw...he could live another 2 decades, but who knows.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Agree that this is probably a Page Two post; however, with the accidental publication of a premature obituary, the known health issues, and the gaunt appearance of Mr Jobs himself recently, rumours, (quite possibly, fairly accurate ones) will, inevitably, follow.

While it is personally unfortunate for Mr Jobs, it is more problematic still for Apple given the company's almost genetic identification in the public mind (and more importantly still, in the marketplace) with Steve Jobs. Interesting times, especially with Apple "events" approaching soon offering probably stunning products which will keep us occupied and admiring (and hopefully distracted).

Cheers

 

[IJ Reilly]

This "news" is credited to "Dan Lyons, better known for his satirical Fake Steve Jobs character."

 

[Sun Baked]

This "news" is credited to "Dan Lyons, better known for his satirical Fake Steve Jobs character."

He can likely be replaced by the Lego Steve Jobs, and still be more inventive than most PC companies.

 

[Apple Ink]

Steve Jobs Very Ill After All. Near Death Maybe!

Ars Link

You may have thought that the rumors about Steve Jobs being in poor health would have fizzled out by now, but some people are still talking about them. In fact, they're making the rounds once again due in part to Dan Lyons, the man behind the Fake Steve Jobs persona. In a conversation with the author of the Mac Soda blog about resurrecting the persona of Fake Steve Jobs, Lyons claims to have spoken to sources that describe Jobs as "really sick," but also talks about a possible return to the Fake Steve character.

.....Lyons responded by saying that "people close to [Jobs]" have been reporting that Jobs has been ill for some time, and still isn't looking so hot.

MacSoda Link

“Well it’s a weird situation. I can’t really get into this but people close to him have been saying for quite a while (before the appearance onstage) that he’s really sick. And someone who saw him last week says he still looks like (expletive)”.

Seems Scary.... we'll know on this 9th though!

 

[mcdj]

Eesh. I wonder if we'll even see him on the 9th.

 

[iGary]

Eesh. I wonder if we'll even see him on the 9th.

That's going be the test. If he's not there at all I'd expect there's something up.