Traveler and TV journey information Rick Steves introduced on Wednesday that he has most cancers.
In a social media put up, Steves mentioned that he has been recognized with prostate most cancers and plans to have prostate surgical procedure in late September.
“There’s a clear path ahead to getting wholesome,” Steves mentioned, including: “I’ve nice belief in my physician and in Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Most cancers Heart. And I’ve tons extra to be pleased about..together with the help of associates and family members and a robust religion that I’m in good palms.”
Till the surgical procedure, Steves mentioned that his physician has accredited him touring to France to movie for his journey TV present for the following few weeks.
Steves hosts the present, Rick Steves’ Europe, and runs a journey weblog for Individuals going to Europe. He has additionally written and produced guidebooks, and runs a journey tour program, amongst different ventures. His objective, he says, is to encourage Individuals to broaden their views by way of journey.
On his YouTube Channel, the place he has over 1.8m subscribers, Steves posts movies about European structure and artwork, amongst different issues, and his tour program brings greater than 30,000 folks to Europe yearly, in line with his web site.
His web site states that he began Rick Steves’ Europe in 1976, and he’s primarily based in his dwelling city of Edmonds, Washington, close to Seattle
Since 2019, Steves’ firm has invested $1m yearly to assist battle local weather change and “creatively mitigate our carbon footprint”.
The funds are invested in organizations that battle local weather change in two methods, his web site states, one being “by serving to farmers within the growing world make use of climate-smart agriculture expertise” and the opposite “by advocating within the halls of presidency to take the specter of local weather change extra critically”.
In his assertion on Wednesday saying the most cancers analysis, Steves mentioned that all through his life, he has been “lucky to have by no means spent an evening in a hospital”.
“I discover myself going into this journey nearly prefer it’s some superb, actually essential journey” he mentioned, of the most cancers analysis. “I be ok with my optimistic perspective – and I count on to take dwelling some pleasant, if intangible, souvenirs like: appreciating and seeing a vibrancy within the little issues; appreciating the goodness in folks and the treasure of family and friends; being wowed by trendy medication and the military of wonderful, good, and devoted folks that make it attainable; appreciating what a blessing life, well being, and this world to take pleasure in is; and – simply usually – being extra grateful.”
He added that he’s wanting ahead to “many extra years of glad travels, thrilling collaborations, and exquisite friendships”.
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