How’s Fox’s Catholic Neil Cavuto After His Open Heart Surgery?

How’s Fox’s Catholic Neil Cavuto After His Open Heart Surgery? June 29, 2016

Neil-CavutoBack on June 20, anchor and business editor Neil Cavuto, 57. of Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel underwent open-heart surgery.

A Fox spokesperson said:

Neil Cavuto had open heart surgery yesterday and came through it with flying colors. Knowing Neil, he’ll be back as soon as he can, but he is slated to return to hosting his three programs on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network later this year. Everyone here is wishing him a speedy recovery.

This is hardly the first medical issue for Cavuto –who declares that he isn’t interested in red or blue, only green (as in the title of his FNC show “Your Money With Neil Cavuto”). He battled cancer, only to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997.

In 2012, I spoke to Cavuto for Zap2it.com about dealing with MS while covering the presidential election. He said:

“It is a little humbling, because it’s like, I was going and and going and going and then, I get through Election Night, and I get through all the interviews, and I get through everything, and then it’s like my body says, ‘All right, you little effer, I’m through with you.’ And I feel it.

“I wish I could marshal whatever cells come into action during the period I’m engaged in something, because either my body chooses to re-prioritize differently or ignore the illness — not that I’m not aware of it — I do wish I could maintain that same physical energy that collapses once the deadline has gone by, and the event has passed.”

Because there is no cure for MS, and because it is a degenerative neurological condition, Cavuto faces challenges during every live broadcast.

“I’ll tell ya,” he says, “with something like this, my biggest fear with MS are the cognitive issues, that you forget things.”

Cavuto hasn’t been on-air since May 31. He’s senior vice-president, anchor and managing editor of business news for both FBN and FNC. Ordinarily, he’s also anchor for FNC’s  “Your World” (weekdays 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET) and “Cavuto on Business” (Saturdays 10:30-11:0 a.m. ET), along with FBN’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” (weekdays noon-2:00 p.m. ET).

That’s a lot of TV for one man, so I checked back in this week with the FBN/FNC publicity team to see how Cavuto was doing, and was told:

Neil is recovering and in good spirits.

Cavuto is also a faithful Catholic and frequently has priests on his shows to discuss moral issues. Here’s a clip from last year, with Father Robert Sirico of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty:

Cavuto has been wed to wife Mary since 1983 and has three children. Sending prayers to him, his family and colleagues — who love him well. This is just one of many tweets:

 

 

Image: Courtesy Fox Business Network

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