Christopher Hitchens To Undergo Chemotherapy On His Esophagus

June 30, 2010 By 7 Comments

Here’s his brief announcement of this terrible news:

I have been advised by my physician that I must undergo a course of chemotherapy on my esophagus. This advice seems persuasive to me. I regret having had to cancel so many engagements at such short notice.

I’m sure I speak for many when I say that we love you, we’ll be thinking about you, and we’ll be hoping for the full, painless as possible, recovery you deserve.  In the meantime, but hopefully not for long, we will miss your wit, your insight, and your passion.  But, most of all, we will miss your unquietable conscience on behalf of Enlightenment political and intellectual values in the public square.  Get well soon as possible.

Your Thoughts?

Filed Under: Atheism, Atheism, Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens 7 Comments
  • Chris

    Oh my… not to be discouraging at all.. just that my father was/is the most intelligent/thoughtful/philosophical man in my life, and he died of esophagael cancer.. dad “educated himself out of religion” with a philosophy and religion BA(??) made possible by a stint in the US Marines during Korea.. he was (besides m,y husband) the most thoughtful and intelligent man I knew.. miss him greatly.. I hope CH the best- cannabis is a very helpful medicine.. remember that…

  • http://therugged.com Kevin Sullivan

    Good luck, Christopher! We’ll be praying for you. I mean,uh, wait what?

  • jude

    It’s too bad….hopefully they caught it early enough. He was a perfect storm of susceptibility, with smoking, drinking, and acid reflux, so I hope he helps other people to reflect on these risks, so often ignored and yet so common.

    Kevin, good one!

  • mikespeir

    I’d be praying if I thought It’d do the least amount of good. Good luck, anyway, Christopher.

  • http://sapblatt.wordpress.com Michael Saporito

    Terrible news – Chris is my mentor – I was honored to be able to review his memoir pre-publication. Not a great type of cancer to have – hope the treatments work and you are back soon – we need you!

  • http://sapblatt.wordpress.com Michael Saporito

    BTW – he would hate “Chris” – I should have typed “Christopher”

  • Nicoline Smits

    I am so very sorry to hear that you are sick. My best wishes for a speedy recovery!