Posted on 04/22/2008 1:56:55 PM PDT by paterfamilias
Tony Snow cancels speeches at EWU
SPOKANE -- Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow has canceled a series of speaking engagements at Eastern Washington University because of illness.
Snow was supposed to make a series of appearances Tuesday at EWU. However, he was taken to the hospital to be treated for exhaustion, in consultation with his doctor, according to a source at the University.
The source said he checked into the hospital at 9:30 a.m.
Snow was diagnosed with colon cancer several years ago, and he left his position as press secretary for President Bush in September to deal with the disease. He has said the cancer is in remission.
This week, Snow was hired by CNN to be a conservative commentator. Before being named Press Secretary, he spent several years working at CNN rival Fox News.
On Monday, Tony Snow appeared on KXLY 920 AM's Newscope with Mike Fitzsimmons.
KXLY.com's Brian Clark, KXLY 4's Janet O and the Associated Press contributed to this story.
Tony, we love you and we’re all praying for you. Please get well soon.
Wow, God Bless your grandmother! My father was 42 when he was first diagnosed and died at 62, way too young.
I wish in the years in between he’d been told how to prevent further attacks if that would have been possible, i.e. through diet, etc.. He might not have trusted his doctors though since they said he would die that first year. But actually he wasn’t told he would die, they only told my mother..she, with four small children, carried that burden for 3 more years alone.
Again, God Bless your grandmother, what a strong woman indeed!
“Tony’s been burning his candle at both ends lately”
I’ve seen Tony a couple of times on TV looking absolutely fabulous! Tanned and smartly dressed with that twinkle in his eyes-truly enjoying life, full of energy. Hopefully all he needs is some rest.
Tony is such a Blessing to all of us! I pray that God will give Tony and his family strength to get thru this time and keep them close in His arms.
We love you, Tony!
Thanks for the ping. Prayers have been going up for Tony, Jill and his children. Hoping it’s nothing to serious.
Thanks to both of you for the PING.
Prayers for Tony and for his family. Dang, Tony, don’t you know WE WORRY?!
Special prayers for your friend.
My sister was diagnosed a year ago with Stage 4 colon cancer. After surgery and a partial course of chemo, they found spots on her lungs. She’s just finished her revised super-chemo and there’s no sign of the cancer cells anywhere at this time. She starts another 6 mo. of “maintenance chemo” in May. She is doing very, very well and has had an inspiring attitude.
I hope your friend puts his energies into positive thoughts, along with his treatment regimen. It’s a nasty disease with scary odds, but some survive. The objective is to do the things that get you into the successful group. Sending up extra prayers for your friend.
Count me one of the many who have followed your career, care about you as a person, and pray for you during your illness. I admire your choice to live life to the fullest, but please schedule in some rest time, OK? All the best to you and your family.
> Hopefully all he needs is some rest.
That is my hope, and prayer, too.
He’s been traveling all over the country 3 or 4 times a week.
Between airline delays and time zone shifts, he can’t be getting enough rest.
Your mind may be willing, but at some point, your body says, “Stop it! Your’re not 17 anymore”.
Thanks for the ping. Continuing prayers for Tony.
Tony Snow in satisfactory condition at Sacred Heart
Updated: April 23, 2008 03:35 PM
Tomorrow is Thursday, so he will be on Thursday rather than Friday?
Sorry, I get my days confused, I need to be ridiculously specific.
Sounds good. Tony probably just needed a good rest. I don’t know how he keeps up with the travel schedule and the speaking schedule.
God Bless Tony!
Any updates?
defconw, did your foot ever get better?
defconw, did your foot ever get better?
Just the article in the link above, that says Tony is in “satisfactory” condition.
I posted twice, in case you’re hard of seeing! :) Sorry about that.
> Tomorrow is Thursday, so he will be on Thursday rather than Friday?
I think Foxy means Friday. I’ll keep an eye out, nonetheless.
Thanks for the ping, dinasour!
Prayers up for Tony!
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