Did Steve Jobs have a liver transplant?”
(CNET) Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple for the past six months, received a liver transplant in Tennessee two months ago, according to a report Friday in the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this year, Apple’s CEO was reported to be relocating from California to Tennessee, which has a shorter waiting list for patients seeking organs, the report noted. In January, after Jobs announced that he would step aside from his day-to-day duties for a six-month medical leave of absence, Bloomberg reported that Apple’s CEO was considering a liver transplant. In a telephone interview at the time, Jobs refused to comment on his health status. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but an Apple spokesperson told the Journal that Jobs “continues to look forward to returning at the end of June, and there’s nothing further to say.” Jobs is expected to return to the helm of Apple this month after nearly six months of medical leave. Jobs announced in January that he wo
There really isn’t much to say here beyond what are being reported as the facts. Apparently, Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago, the Wall Street Journal reports tonight. When you read that, it’s pretty shocking — but not that surprising. After Apple initially tried to pass off Jobs’ gaunt physique as a minor ailment, Jobs himself came out in January and announced that the undisclosed illness he was suffering from would require him to take a leave of absence from the company. He has been on that leave ever since. But the good news in the WSJ report is that Jobs is in fact feeling well enough now to return to work as scheduled at the end of this month — which is just days away.
