Rush Limbaugh gave a rare update on his treatment for advanced-stage lung cancer on Tuesday with an admission about the beating his body is taking.
The iconic radio host said a “1% mutation” that was originally responsible for his condition also prevented “relatively brand-new drugs” from working as he had hoped during his second wave of treatments.
“There have been many cycles, but this is the third wave and this current wave, I have to tell you, is kicking my ass,” Mr. Limbaugh said. “For the last seven days, I have been virtually worthless, virtually useless. I haven’t left the house. I haven’t done much of anything except just try to rest and relax. All of this was told to me; it was gonna be a factor.”
Still, the conservative struck an optimistic noted while noting the dedication of his wife Kathryn since January’s diagnosis, along with morning prayers to God upon waking.
“My intention is to be here as often as I can,” Mr. Limbaugh added. “My attitude is this, and the reality is, the day is gonna come where I’m not gonna be able to be here. I don’t know when that is — and I’m hoping that it is months, years. … Any chance to do the show, I’m gonna take it.”
An extra show of gratitude was then extended to his millions of weekly listeners.
“You in the audience are the reason that this love of my life has been so extraordinarily happy and successful,” the host continued. “It would not have happened without you.”
Mr. Limbaugh said that he didn’t want to give too many details regarding his condition and treatments because he expected critics to hyper-analyze his testimony.
“I can’t and don’t want to divulge any more than that,” he said. “If I were to go into much greater detail, you know, the media would start researching everything I said.”
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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