Steve Jobs returns to work at Apple
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs returned to work this week following a six-month medical leave, the company said Monday.
"Steve is back to work," a company spokesman told Reuters. "He's currently at Apple a few days a week, and working from home the remaining days. We are very glad to have him back."
In January, Apple announced that Jobs, who was thought to be suffering from a hormone imbalance that was contributing to his weight-loss, would take a medical leave through the end of June after discovering that his health problems were "more complex" than originally thought.
It was later revealed that Jobs spent much of that waiting for, and then recovering from, a liver transplant that was conducted at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
James D. Eason, M.D., chief of transplantation and professor of surgery at the hospital, would later say that Jobs' prognosis following the surgery was "excellent."
"Steve is back to work," a company spokesman told Reuters. "He's currently at Apple a few days a week, and working from home the remaining days. We are very glad to have him back."
In January, Apple announced that Jobs, who was thought to be suffering from a hormone imbalance that was contributing to his weight-loss, would take a medical leave through the end of June after discovering that his health problems were "more complex" than originally thought.
It was later revealed that Jobs spent much of that waiting for, and then recovering from, a liver transplant that was conducted at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
James D. Eason, M.D., chief of transplantation and professor of surgery at the hospital, would later say that Jobs' prognosis following the surgery was "excellent."
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Welcome back.
I'd like daily updates on his eating habits, commute experiences, and bowel movements too please!
:P
I jest only to cover suppressed imaginings of Apple sans Jobs in the future.
And on another note: Now maybe I will get my 30" iMac! for Christmas
30" iMac! You heard it hear first!
BTW, I thought we had two livers.
BTW, I thought we had two livers.
Nah, you're thinking of eyes
Nah, you're thinking of eyes
kidneys.
BTW, I thought we had two livers.
Seriously?
... I thought we had two livers.
Two kidney's, one liver.
Steve may in fat only have a half or a quarter of a liver, (depending on whether he got the full transplant from a dead person or a partial from a relative). I don't think it's been explicitly said yet.
It would be cool if he got the partial from his daughter, but it's probably a whole one.
BTW, I thought we had two livers.
You didn't hear Hannibal Lecter say, "I ate his liverS with fava beans and a nice chianti" did you?
It would be cool if he got the partial from his daughter, but it's probably a whole one.
which daughter - the one he has with his current wife, or the one he denied parenthood of in the 80's? The latter, of course, would be much more ironic.
I wish you well Steve. God's best for you and your family
From all the docs and surgeons I have talked to in my circle (Okay only 4 but still) they said that this is the beginning of the end. He will be lucky to live 5 years. 2 or 3 is most likely. Liver transplants, even on healthy people, only average a 5 year life span. You can get another liver at that point but the rejection process of they body goes up each time and the bucket of drugs you have to take every day is so hard on the body. So I am not really sure why they keep saying his prognosis is excellent...... It is far from excellent. He probably has enough time to wrap up the power transfer of Apple and live a little.
I wish you well Steve. God's best for you and your family
Really? This is from webmd.com http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/o...plant-overview
"The long-term success rates for organ transplants vary by the type of organ transplanted, by the number of organs transplanted at the same time (such as heart/lung transplants), and by the type of disease that caused the organ to fail. Generally, success rates for single-organ transplants average 80% or higher.[1] The highest success rate is for kidney transplantation, which has a 5-year survival rate of about 80% to 90%. The 5-year survival rate for liver transplants is about 73% to 78%; for lung transplants, about 45% to 52%; for pancreas transplants, 80% to 90%; and for heart transplants, 68%.[2, 3]"
Perhaps your friends could comment on this?
Or, perhaps WebMD is not up to snuff, I don't know....
The 5-year survival rate for liver transplants is about 73% to 78%; for lung transplants, about 45% to 52%; for pancreas transplants, 80% to 90%; and for heart transplants, 68%.
...perhaps WebMD is not up to snuff...
well, webMD is a joke, but what it's saying about transplants is bascally supports what was said earlier. There's a 75% chance he'll live to 5 years. After that, it's ALL borrowed time. 25% chance he won't make it five years. That's a pretty big chance.
From all the docs and surgeons I have talked to in my circle (Okay only 4 but still) they said that this is the beginning of the end. He will be lucky to live 5 years. 2 or 3 is most likely. Liver transplants, even on healthy people, only average a 5 year life span. You can get another liver at that point but the rejection process of they body goes up each time and the bucket of drugs you have to take every day is so hard on the body. So I am not really sure why they keep saying his prognosis is excellent...... It is far from excellent. He probably has enough time to wrap up the power transfer of Apple and live a little.
I wish you well Steve. God's best for you and your family
Assume that you are 100% correct in what you are saying above. Four questions:
1) Is it your business or mine or anyone else's on this site?
2) If yes, is it tactful to post this information all over the internet?
3) If yes, does your post add anything that has not already been repeated ad nauseam by others?
4) If yes, do you think that you can post the paragraph saying "he is DOOMED" and the last two sentences?
Assume that you are 100% correct in what you are saying above. Four questions:
1) Is it your business or mine or anyone else's on this site?
2) If yes, is it tactful to post this information all over the internet?
3) If yes, does your post add anything that has not already been repeated ad nauseam by others?
4) If yes, do you think that you can post the paragraph saying "he is DOOMED" and the last two sentences?
one question -
1) Do you think Steve Jobs reads AppleInsider comment sections?
one answer -
1) of course not.
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs returned to work this week following a six-month medical leave, the company said Monday.
Not on the topic of Steve's health, but something I've been wondering . . .
How come some AI stories are bylined with "AppleInsider Staff", while others have a real name associated with them?