Until recently, Steve Jobs didn’t know the reason for the mysterious weight loss he has been experiencing – and we have been reporting on – for much of 2008.
Jobs to remain CEO during recovery
In a letter to Mac users and Apple shareholders, Jobs said Monday that a hormonal imbalance his doctors discovered with sophisticated blood testing over the past few weeks has been robbing his body of needed proteins.
The treatment is “relatively simple and straightforward,” he reported, though doctors believe it could be late spring before the missing weight is put back on. Jobs said he will remain CEO as he eats his way back to health.
Here is the full letter:
“For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.
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.
As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.
Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause — a hormone imbalance that has been “robbing” me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis.
The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I’ve already begun treatment. But, just like I didn’t lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery.
I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first.
So now I’ve said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this.”
Steve
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Thank you for the post here. It certainly was enlightening and had me thinking about my own situation especially in regards to employment. I to have battled with my weight going up and up but I know in terms of being healthy is the number one priority.