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javasaurus) wrote2006-07-10 02:10 am
javasaurus) wrote2006-07-10 02:10 am
News re: Robert Jordan
I know that many of you read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series (and maybe his other fiction as well,eh?). I just learned from his Wikipedia entry that he is currently undergoing chemotherapy.
From Wikipedia:
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement [2] in a firm and optimistic tone that he has been diagnosed with primary amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, and that, with treatment, his median life expectancy is four years, though he says he intends to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intends to have a long and fully creative life, working for another 30 years. He began chemotherapy treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in early April 2006 [3]. As of June 12, 2006, Robert Jordan announced on his blog that his treatment is going well and that, pending the results of further tests at the Mayo Clinic sometime July 2006, his median life expectancy could rise to as high as six years.
For reference, here is the blog entry in which he announced the diagnosis: Diagnosis blog
From Wikipedia:
On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement [2] in a firm and optimistic tone that he has been diagnosed with primary amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, and that, with treatment, his median life expectancy is four years, though he says he intends to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intends to have a long and fully creative life, working for another 30 years. He began chemotherapy treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in early April 2006 [3]. As of June 12, 2006, Robert Jordan announced on his blog that his treatment is going well and that, pending the results of further tests at the Mayo Clinic sometime July 2006, his median life expectancy could rise to as high as six years.
For reference, here is the blog entry in which he announced the diagnosis: Diagnosis blog