{"id":975,"date":"2009-06-22T18:15:43","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T23:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.majik.org\/cruxenrose\/?p=975"},"modified":"2009-06-22T18:15:43","modified_gmt":"2009-06-22T23:15:43","slug":"jobs-had-liver-transplant-wsjcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.majik.org\/cruxenrose\/jobs-had-liver-transplant-wsjcom\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobs Had Liver Transplant &#8211; WSJ.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entryDescription\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entryAuthor\"> By John C Abell                          <a href=\"mailto:jabell@wired.com\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/wp-content\/themes\/wired\/images\/envelope.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Email Author\" width=\"14\" height=\"11\" \/> <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entryDate\"> June 20, 2009                        \u00a0|<\/li>\n<li class=\"entryTime\"> 12:48 am                        \u00a0|<\/li>\n<li class=\"entryCategories\"> Categories: <a title=\"View all posts in People\" rel=\"category tag\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/category\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6077 aligncenter\" title=\"jobs_smiling1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/images_blogs\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/jobs_smiling1.jpg\" alt=\"jobs_smiling1\" width=\"420\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(UPDATE, with details and background)<\/p>\n<p>Steve Jobs has had a liver transplant during his medical leave but is expected to return to work later this month as planned, the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reports. His medical leave was announced to a shocked Apple community in January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124546193182433491.html\">The <cite>Journal<\/cite> cited no source<\/a> in particular for its story, and got no direct comment from Apple.\u00a0It quoted a \u201ca person familiar with the thinking at Apple\u201d that Jobs would have a diminished schedule at first when he returns to work and also reported that \u201cAt least some Apple directors were aware of the CEO\u2019s surgery\u201d as part of an agreement Jobs made with the board before he went on leave.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Journal<\/em> said the surgery took place two months ago in Tennessee, where there are three facilities that can perform such a procedure, there is no residency requirement and the wait is among the shortest in the country. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the transplant network in the United States, the five-year survival rate for liver-transplants patients is generally between about 73 percent and 76 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The subject of Jobs\u2019 health has been a front-burner item since he announced, on Aug. 1, 2004, that he had undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer. Over the course of last year, it was apparent that he was losing weight, but neither he nor the company would directly address this painfully evident fact.<\/p>\n<p>On January 5,\u00a0Jobs told the Apple community in an open letter that the cause of his weight loss was not a recurrence of his pancreatic cancer but a treatable hormone imbalance. In that letter, Jobs said he had already begun a \u201crelatively simple and straightforward\u201d treatment for the condition, that he would remain on as Apple CEO during his recovery, and that he expected to be noticeably improved in a matter of months.<\/p>\n<p>Nine days later Jobs dropped the other shoe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought,\u201d he wrote in an e-mail to Apple employees. \u201cIn order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since then, COO Tim Cook has been running day-to-day operations, though the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/04\/jobs-maintains\/\"><cite>Journal<\/cite> has reported<\/a> that Jobs was maintaining a \u201cfirm grip\u201d on the company and involving himself in projects of his choosing, and that he had also shown up at work from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Apple shares have improved in Jobs\u2019 absence. AAPL closed at <a href=\"http:\/\/bigcharts.marketwatch.com\/historical\/default.asp?detect=1&amp;symbol=aapl&amp;close_date=1%2F15%2F09&amp;x=0&amp;y=0\">$85.33 on Jan. 15<\/a>, the first day of trading after he announced his medical leave, and closed at <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/q?s=aapl\">$139.48 on Friday<\/a>, the day the new iPhone 3 GS went on sale \u2014 about a 63 percent gain. During the same period, the NASDAQ has declined by 4 percent. Without Jobs fully at the helm, the company held a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/gadgetlab\/2009\/06\/rumor-report-card\/\">successful if lackluster WWDC<\/a> and launched the third-generation iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124546193182433491.html\">Jobs Had Liver Transplant &#8211; WSJ.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/the-secret-diary-of-steve-jobs-pogues-liver-kicks-ass\">The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Pogue\u2019s Liver Kicks Ass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2009\/04\/jobs-maintains\/#previouspost\">Jobs Maintains \u2018Grip\u2019 During Apple Medical Leave: WSJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2008\/08\/steve-jobs-is-n\/#previouspost\">Steve Jobs is Not \u2014 Repeat, Not \u2014 Dead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2008\/10\/steve-jobs-is-n\/#previouspost\">Steve Jobs Is Still Not Dead, Take II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2009\/04\/jobs-skips-town-meeting-on-pet-project\/#previouspost\">Jobs Skips Town Meeting on Pet Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2009\/01\/steve-jobs-heal\/#previouspost\">Steve Jobs: Health Problems \u2018More Complex Than I Originally Thought\u2019<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2009\/04\/the-end-of-inno\/#previouspost\">The End of Innocence at Apple: What Happened After Steve Jobs Was Fired<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wired.com\/%7Er\/wired\/science\/space\/%7E3\/84BJi3SywrA\/the-end-of-in-1.html#previouspost\">The End of Innocence at Apple: How Steve Jobs Was Able To Save the Company<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2009\/05\/applewwdc\/#previouspost\">Apple Posts WWDC Details; No Mention of Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2009\/01\/steve-jobs-cite\/#previouspost\">Steve Jobs Cites Treatable Hormone Imbalance For Weight Loss<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/epicenter\/2009\/06\/2009\/01\/the-sec-investi\/#previouspost\">The SEC Reportedly Investigates Apple\u2019s Candor About Jobs\u2019s Health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John C Abell June 20, 2009 \u00a0| 12:48 am \u00a0| Categories: People (UPDATE, with details and background) Steve Jobs has had a liver transplant during his medical leave but is expected to return to work later this month as planned, the Wall Street Journal reports. 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