20 Jun
Steve Jobs Had A Liver Transplant
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Loading ...Not only Steve Jobs was sick, He had to undergo a liver transplant… Oops. Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago, the Wall Street Journal reported last evening. Shocking…
When he does return, Mr. Jobs may be encouraged by his physicians to initially “work part-time for a month or two,” a person familiar with the thinking at Apple said. That may lead Tim Cook, Apple’s chief operating officer, to take “a more encompassing role,” this person said. The person added that Mr. Cook may be appointed to Apple’s board in the not-too-distant future.
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WSJ goes on to say:
The specifics of Mr. Jobs’s surgery couldn’t be established, but according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the transplant network in the U.S., there are no residency requirements for transplants. Having the procedure done in Tennessee makes sense because its list of patients waiting for transplants is shorter than in many other states. According to data provided by UNOS, in 2006, the median number of days from joining the liver waiting list to transplant was 306 nationally. In Tennessee, it was 48 days.
From the wallstreet angle, WSJ had this to say “At least some Apple directors were aware of the CEO’s surgery. As part of an agreement with Mr. Jobs in place before he went on leave, some board members have been briefed weekly on the CEO’s condition by his physician.”
The good news is that Jobs has recovered well from the very complicated procedure.. See you soon Steve 
[via - TechCrunch > Wall Street Journal]
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