Russ was good enough to bring us up to date on what was happening with Jeff Palmer, so after checking with him, we thought we'd let you know what he has been through this year... and he wants everyone to know it's not a competition.
Russ has spent more than 7 months this year in Kelowna General Hospital being treated for what started out in February as acute pancreatitis and ended just a couple of weeks ago with a bypass around his duodenum and having his gallblader removed. He says the doctors told him in March that it was a good thing he was overweight, but healhy, as there was a good chance that he could have died without the extra pounds. Go figure.
During his stay Russ lost about 130 pounds and says his goal now that he is home is to keep it off. He says he is once again enjoying food and hopes to stay out of the hospital for a long time after 4 aborted trips home throughout the year.
He also wanted to thank all his radio and TV friends who knew what was going on, for their support and is looking forward to getting back to filling in at Power104. First shift, morning show Oct 5.