Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh broke his silence this week regarding the chemotherapy treatment he has been receiving for advanced lung cancer, saying it has taken a major toll on his mental and physical health.
“I’m in the third wave of treatment now. There have been many cycles, but this is the third wave and, this current wave, I have to tell you, is kicking my ass,” 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.”
Limbaugh said, “It’s the price that you pay if you make the decision to go ahead and do treatment to try and prolong your life. I’m doing extremely well, all things considered.”
Limbaugh announced in February that he was diagnosed with the disease and vowed to fight it.
“[I plan to] do this show as normally and as competently and as expertly as I do each and every day because that is the source of my greatest satisfaction, professionally,” he said.
Weeks later, President Trump awarded Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom and called him “a special man beloved by millions of Americans.”
This week, Limbaugh said he did not want to talk much about his medical procedures “because I vowed not to be a cancer patient on the radio.”
But he said he is thankful for the thoughts and prayers many of his loyal followers have shared in recent months.
“Every day, I wake up, and the first thing I do is thank God that I did. Just waking up is a blessing,” Limbaugh said. “I know many of you are praying daily and nightly. I happen to believe that they work. I believe that they are sustaining me. I pray for the energy to be able to do this.”
