Jobs surrounded by liver transplant speculation
by Stevie Smith - Jun 22 2009, 15:20
Has Jobs had a liver transplant? Image: chakote/Flickr.
The relentless media circus surrounding the health of technology guru Steve Jobs has added another ring this week after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) revealed that the Apple CEO’s current medical sabbatical is the result of a liver transplant carried out during the spring.
According to the WSJ report, which notably did not divulge its sources, Jobs underwent the operation in Tennessee during the month of April and is now progressing through a period of recovery ahead of an official Apple return before the end of June.
While certainly not confirmation of the operation, business news outlet Bloomberg reported at the turn of the year that Jobs was apparently considering a liver transplant in relation to complications suffered after his well-documented battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004.
Having temporarily stepped back from his position as Apple CEO in January, citing a hormonal imbalance requiring a five-month period of restoration, Jobs is likely to place a tentative part-time toe back into the executive pool, according to WSJ, with doctors recommending a gradual return to full-time pressure and responsibility.
When asked to comment on the reported liver transplant, an Apple spokesperson would only tell Bloomberg that 54-year-old Jobs “continues to look forward to returning to Apple at the end of June,” adding that “there is nothing further to say” on the subject.
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