Cancer-stricken Rush Limbaugh says he can no longer deny he's 'under a death sentence'

Fox News ^ | October 19, 2020 | Brian Flood

[lowbridge]

Cancer-stricken talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh provided listeners a somber update on his condition Monday after recent scans showed “some progression of cancer,” which he said is “not dramatic” but still a step in the wrong direction. 

Limbaugh announced in February that he was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer and had missed several shows this month to undergo treatment.  

“From the moment you get the diagnosis, there’s a part of you every day, OK, that’s it, life’s over, you just don’t know when,” Limbaugh said. “So, during the period of time after the diagnosis, you do what you can to prolong life, do what you can to prolong a happy life. You measure a happy life against whatever medication it takes.”  

Limbaugh, who recently hosted President Trump for a two-hour interview, continued the devastating update on his diagnosis.  

“It’s tough to realize that the days where I do not think I’m under a death sentence are over,” Limbaugh continued. “Now, we all are, is the point. We all know that we’re going to die at some point, but when you have a terminal disease diagnosis that has a time frame to it, then that puts a different psychological and even physical awareness to it.” 

[BigEdLB]

I heard this live. Just sad.

[ealgeone]

Going to miss, El Rushbo.

[volunbeer]

Damn. I knew they were long odds, but it is still tough to think of the world without Rush.

Truly one of the most influential men of my lifetime.

[LibWhacker]

Let’s all pray for a miracle.

[cll]

Rush has inspired and spawned such a legion of thinkers/talkers in broadcast, that he will live forever.

[SkyPilot]

His brother David is a very, very strong Christian.

I hope that David has brought Rush to Christ. I know that for years Rush gave God reverence and treated Christians respectfully, but I never felt that Rush knew the Lord.

David (a brilliant lawyer and author) certainly does.

Rush is a national treasure, and has done amazing things for the Conservative movement. But listening to Rush lately, it is clear that he also discovered that his money, fame, private jet, Florida beachfront mansion, stocks, and all his possessions mean nothing when you are facing death.

In the final analysis, we all meet our Creator.

Christ is the only hope, and the only way.

[contrarian]

He also stated he has a personal relationship with Christ. That is the most important thing he said. I will be extraordinarily sad when the cancer delivers the inevitable end in this life but I am thrilled to know that there will be a chance to see Rush again in his new body.

[ConservativeStatement]

This is tough news. Be comforted through your loved ones

[willk]

All I can say for Rush is 4 more years!! 4 More years!! And in 4 years we will ask for 4 more years for Rush and after those 8 years we will hope they have a cure for his type of lung cancer. So hang in there Rush.

[markman46]

I think Rush will on the air until he can’t, he does not have a defeatist attitude,

[ScottinVA]

We all knew his time was coming, but it’s especially devastating to hear Rush himself surrender to it. God bless him.

[originalbuckeye]

Ditto. It really hurt to hear him talk about it. Prayers up for Rush. Every night.

[Sign Man]

Tears in my eyes for Rushie and Katherine. He said when he announced his illness that Oct 1 was the longest he could go. He’s still here for a reason and the lord has not called him home yet because he still has work to do. He is truly Gods hands and feet on earth.

God bless you Rush!!

[SmokingJoe]

God bless you Rush.

[LoveMyFreedom]

I heard live today. I feel right now Rush is focusing on getting our President re elected so let’s get it done people.

[cuban leaf]

All of us are under a death sentence. I’m just a couple of years younger than Rush and in very good health, but I know that I’m in that period in life where anything can happen, completely unexpectedly.

Life will kill you - Warren Zevon

[A_perfect_lady]

I really feel that Rush saved America. Back in the late 1980s, early 1990s, he was kind of a lone voice in the wilderness. I was an ignorant 20-something, a knee-jerk Democrat, and the only conservatives I had even heard of were Ronald Reagan, Cal Thomas, and Rush Limbaugh... and Rush was the one all liberals feared the most. When I started drifting Right, any point I made when arguing with Lefties, was met with "Where'd you hear that, Rush Limbaugh??" He was like the Bogeyman to them.

I hope he lives to see Trump re-elected.

[McGavin999]

I only hope he knows how much he is loved. He has lived a life of great value. I know that doesn’t have much meaning on this side, but when he stands before God it will matter a great deal. I’m glad he found Catherine.

[A Navy Vet]

Hope is is kept comfortable and pain free in his last days.