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Steve Jobs Recovering From Hormone Imbalance, To Remain CEO
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Is the OP an exact quote of SJ's statement? I note several typo's that would seem to suggest that it is not... hopefully...
Get well Steve.
Get well Steve.
This story is wrong.
This story badly misreads Jobs' statement and is flat wrong.
Jobs wrote:
It does not say that Jobs had Schiller deliver the keynote due to his health, nor can that be reasonably inferred.
If you disagree, point out to me the exact language that says Jobs is not giving the keynote because of his health.
This story badly misreads Jobs' statement and is flat wrong.
Jobs wrote:
Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.
I've decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.
I've decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.
It does not say that Jobs had Schiller deliver the keynote due to his health, nor can that be reasonably inferred.
If you disagree, point out to me the exact language that says Jobs is not giving the keynote because of his health.
The "think" part still worries me - but a CEO's personal health that is not in jeopardy - something to be concerned about sure - shouldn't be translated into the stock! up $2US on the Nasdaq?! Well its good news that he's working towards health.
Indeed! We still need that distortion field ... the Mac Pro, MacBooks still need some serious UMPH with a touchscreen.
So don't go yet Steve. Glad he got to spend the holidays with family ... maybe some new ideas and passion was instilled during that time.
You must have a neuroses if you fixate on a word. All medical treatment is a probability model based analysis, just as in life. There are no 100% perfect solutions. All of life is a work in progress.
Have a drink or meditate, or just do some rigorous exercise and let your mind release some endorphines. Your outlook will improve.
Hmmm, as a physician, I'm still trying to decipher Steve's message. First of all, it is NOT his thyroid gland. Cross this off the list as this would be one of the very first tests to run. You wouldn't finally diagnoss hyperthyroidism after one year. Second, it's very interesting it took almost a year to come up with a diagnosis. This does not bode well as this diagnosis is either a very obscure disease or a diagnosis of exclusion (read: We know what it is NOT, but we still don't really know the diagnosis, so we'll cause it disease X so we still look good).
Now, he did have part of his small intestine taken out (and likely part of his stomach too). This could certainly cause weight loss, but this wouldn't appear so late in the game. He could be suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency, but I don't think this would cause such a large weight loss. There is an entity called protein-losing enteropathy where basically your body spills protein from the gut - and based on his description, this may be what he has. But this is a syndrome (there are many different causes for this) and his physicians would likely still have to dig around for the root of the cause. His treatment would likely be nutritional - just keep putting in protein faster than it is coming out.
Nevertheless, we should all wish Steve the very best in his recovery and remember that the fate of the company does not solely rest on his shoulders. I wish Phil good luck too.
Now, he did have part of his small intestine taken out (and likely part of his stomach too). This could certainly cause weight loss, but this wouldn't appear so late in the game. He could be suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency, but I don't think this would cause such a large weight loss. There is an entity called protein-losing enteropathy where basically your body spills protein from the gut - and based on his description, this may be what he has. But this is a syndrome (there are many different causes for this) and his physicians would likely still have to dig around for the root of the cause. His treatment would likely be nutritional - just keep putting in protein faster than it is coming out.
Nevertheless, we should all wish Steve the very best in his recovery and remember that the fate of the company does not solely rest on his shoulders. I wish Phil good luck too.
This condition didn't, doesn't, and won't affect his job. If that had changed, yes, they'd have to tell us about it. But that's didn't happen.
If you're right, this would be tha absolute dumbest thing Apple could do. If this happens, their stock will be worth $2 next year. So my question to you is, why do you think all the executives at Apple want to destory their company? Because I can't think of a reasonn.
I disagree. As CEO as Apple, Steve is responsible for other people's money. It's not his company. Taking care of his health is part of his responsibility to them. By not making his health his #1 priority, he is actually putting Apple in more danger.
The easiest way to determine which side is right is to think about the worst that could have happened. That would be that he died. Obviously a huge personal tragedy to his family, but also unfair to the thousands (tens of thousands?) of investors who have poured millions of dollars in to Apple, only to see it wiped away because Steve mistook active involvement with Apple's best interests. He's not just living his own life - he is managing substantial amounts of money for other people. If you re-mortgaged your house to give me a million dollars that I'd repay in a year when I had a terminal condition that would kill me in less than that, you'd be pretty annoyed when I died and couldn't repay it. It would be just as irresponsible.
Don't let the personal tragedy of his death distract you from the fact that ignoring your health until you're so thin that you're on death's door is irresponsible when other people depend on you - investors, children, whoever.
I'm not lecturing him on how to be a good CEO. I know nothing about what it takes to be an executive at that level. What I'm doing is criticising his decision to keep the fate of other people's money shrouded in secrecy. It's an ethical decision, one that no amount of experience can help you decide.
That said, I'm glad for Apple's sake that it's not serious.
Let me be clear. #1 I hope Steve get better. Not for the shareholders, but for him, his family, and the fact the world is a better place with geniuses like him in it. #2 I don't believe that Steve has to or should give all the details of his health to the public, I simply believe that allowing Apple to say nothing is wrong when Steve knew there is was a mistake.
Define 'health issue'. Going to work every day as usual, but losing a few kilos over a few months is no reason for PR statements about health concerns. There's losing weight, and there's losing a severe amount of weight which leads to ill health.
Just look at Matt Perry / Calista Flockhart. People can lose a lot of weight and do their jobs quite happily.
You're whining. Why? Apple are doing phenomenally well for tech company. Relax.
He (and Apple legal) informed the world he had a form of cancer. That's enough. There's a million things that can go wrong around that. They fulfilled their obligations to inform.
"Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the causea hormone imbalance that has been robbing me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis."
Good to hear. It should lay rest to some of the rumors.
Compared to pancreatic cancer, a hormonal imbalance is almost trivial, relatively speaking.
Not surprised that Steve released a letter along with Apple's BOD. So many negative rumors concerning Steve and Apple's future as of late.
Best to you Steve on your recovery.
Best to you Phil on your Keynote!
Compared to pancreatic cancer, a hormonal imbalance is almost trivial, relatively speaking.
Not surprised that Steve released a letter along with Apple's BOD. So many negative rumors concerning Steve and Apple's future as of late.
Best to you Steve on your recovery.
Best to you Phil on your Keynote!
Is my first glory day in 2009, haha I just email him that ... all the best, get well soon ..... I m feeling relief now
..... I m feeling relief nowJust curious - you practice where? And in what field? Just want to make sure I don't end up seeing a physician who's happy to diagnose in public, someone he's never seen, based on a total lack of data.
I'm am not a shareholder, but he is the CEO (he has responsibilities towards the corporation) and board member (and responsibilties to the shareholders) of a very prestigious global corporation. His life is going to be under a microscope and he likely knew this when he decided to take these responsibilities.
You are right. His letter does appear to be in good faith and it satisfies that precedent. Anyway, the best to Steve for a speedy recovery and whatever decision he goes with in the future. He has done so much for Apple and helped expand a computer company into a multimedia company brand that is so strong it could exist without Macs. iPods/iTunes/iPhone alone is far more impressive than many companies in their entirety in the silicon valley.
And what proof do you have that he saw this as a serious issue in the past?
Although it may suprise some people it is entirely possible, and normal for people to loose a little weight due to age, cancer treatment etc.
It could be that only recently have the levels of weight dropped so low that it was deemed a health concern.
Imagine the state of the world if every fat person thought they where seriously ill everytime they lost a few pounds.
Hang in there steve - I hope everything works out
Steve always adds that extra "boom" to keynotes
Steve always adds that extra "boom" to keynotes