Conservative radio presenter Rush Limbaugh briefed listeners on his battle with lung cancer on Tuesday, saying he took it on a day-to-day basis but blessed to stay alive.
“Every day is still a gift,” Limbaugh greeted his audience on Tuesday. “You know, I get up every morning and thank God I did.”
The host added that “there will probably be similar days where I will need a day to rest or for medical problems to arise. But the fact that I can come back here and be with you is a genuine blessing, and I appreciate it and thank you for your understanding throughout all this.
“As we say, everything is day to day, and especially in the circumstances in which I find myself.”
LIMBAUGH, CANCER INSURANCE, SAYS IT’S “DAY TO DAY”, THANK YOU FOR BEING AROUND THE ELECTIONS
Limbaugh, 69, announced Feb. 3 that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. The following night, President Trump awarded Limbaugh the Presidential Medal for Freedom during the State of the Union address.
In October, Limbaugh told listeners that recent scans had shown “some cancer progression.” He missed several shows that month to undergo treatment.
“It’s hard to realize that the days are over when I don’t think he’s sentenced to death,” his host said at the time, adding, “When you’re diagnosed with a terminal illness that has a period of time, that puts a different psychological and even physical awareness. “
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On Tuesday, Limbaugh stressed to listeners that “there will be days when I won’t be able to enter … there are medical challenges that present themselves that need to be addressed and some of them, you know, will come as a surprise. ‘they are predictable.
“But I keep looking at this and I live this as a day-to-day proposition …,” Limbaugh concluded. “And so the bottom line is that every day is a gift. And even on those days when I can’t get here, realize that I wish I could be. And that, when those days occur , I will do what I do can return as soon as possible “.
Brian Flood of Fox News contributed to this report.