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Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, raised further concerns about his health after releasing a statement yesterday that seemed to back-peddle over his previous statement that portrayed his health problems as maybe being not so bad. After this new announcement, with what seems like a contradiction shareholders want an explanation, some alleging serious legal infringement. Do they want Apple’s CEO to pronounce his own death sentence before even his doctors are able to?

THE HUMAN FACTOR

Coincidentally, in 2001 my own father was diagnosed with the same exact rare, “lesser of two evils,” type of pancreatic cancer Steve Jobs was also diagnosed with. During my father’s treatment at Mayo in Scottsdale, Arizona his weight fluctuated, there were ups and downs, and the prognosis wasn’t good.

However, during all of the years my family went through this period there was not a single instance where his doctors were able to tell us with any measure of certainty whether or not my dad was going to survive this. They even made statements like “he could be with us for 6 months, or you could have another 20 years.” That is the nature of the islet cell type of cancer he had. It’s very slow growing, sometimes treatable, and supposedly Jobs’ surgery was successful in removing the cancer.

Now, it’s after the fact, he’s lost weight and there’s concern. The latest reasoning is a hormone imbalance. Even a small amount of research shows these can easily be fixed, or they can lead to fatality.

SO, HURRY UP AND DIE ALREADY

What the vicious analysts seem to want here is a “yay” or “nay” on Jobs’ life. They want the doctors to inject him with a magic cure, or they want a death sentence pronounced. So they can predict the future and either make boat loads of  money or cash out and move on to the next hot rumor. And if you don’t give them that certainty they will sue you!

Otherwise, I have no other explanations for this kind of behavior. Expecting Steve Jobs to tell everyone if he’s going to live or die, when, by the nature of his health problems (which actually were publicized long ago) it is almost impossible to predict the outcome.

PROFIT FROM LIFE

The analysts just say they want more detail. I think they already know as much as they have a right to. I wonder how these vultures would feel if they were diagnosed with cancer and everyone said…”c’mon tell us if you’re going to live or die so I know if I’m going to make money or not!”

Finally, there will always be the human equation, and in business, you can’t always have certainty. And, regarding the legal standing on this matter, in the battle between decency and financial certainty, I think we should be able to sue for indecency not the other thing.

We support you Steve and get well soon!

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