Did Steve Jobs Have a Liver Transplant?
June 20, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business
According to the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs had a liver transplant approximately two months ago. Jobs, the CEO and co-founder of Apple, has reportedly recovered well and is still on schedule to return to the company by the beginning of July.
Jobs, who revealed in 2004 that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, has had his health in the headlines ever since. Considering that he’s viewed as one of the most important CEOs in the world, there’s no doubt that the media will be asking for more confirmation and more information.
Apple shareholders have been known to sell off Apple shares if Jobs’ health is rumored to be declining. With that in mind, it’ll be interesting to see what happens to Apple stock on Monday.
In January, Apple announced that Jobs would miss the first six months of 2009 to concentrate on his health. In the interim, Tim Cook was elevated and has been calling the shots.
How Healthy is Steve Jobs? (Image: Flickr)
From some of the comments I read at other sites about this news, a lot of people are angry about this. How can Jobs be the “sickest patient on the waiting list”? Seems that the hospital that did the surgery saw dollar signs and a “free publicity” opportunity to make more money.
Doctors are the number one killers in America. Not car accidents, plane crashes or cancer. Doctors. Healthcare has become so expensive that those who REALLY do need to have treatments cannot afford it unless if doctors and hospitals can screw your health insurance over real good.
Put the blame for healthcare cost where it really belongs. Greedy doctors and big pharmaceutical companies. The medical industry is not in the business of “saving lives”. They are in the business of generating death. Death makes them money. Not life. Not natural items, herbs and plants.
In essence, doctors who take the “hippocratic oath” of “do no harm” are just hypocrites. Knowledge is power. You have to be your own doctor, medical advocate and do your own research. Because if you don’t, the choice will be made for you. And the choice won’t be in your “best interest”.