It's something a patient never wants to hear from his doctor. "You have grade four pancreatic cancer that's metastasized to your liver, your abdominal cavity, the lungs and so on." That's what 69-year old Ron Smith was told when he went in for a checkup recently and that's what he told his audience Monday morning. He said he had no idea anything was wrong with him until he started feeling "unwell" a few weeks ago.
Ron Smith has been at WBAL since 1984. He hosts the 9AM to Noon slot on WBAL-AM in Maryland which is owned by Hearst. Smith told his listeners, "going forward, I'm going to fight this and see what happens -- how the cancer responds to the treatment, how my body responds to the treatment. There is no way to be sure of anything about this other than I will be undergoing chemotherapy for the rest of whatever time I have. There are going to be some changes here. I'm still going to do the show, but not all the time. This is not going to be a pity party. We're going to do a Ron Smith radio show every day that I'm here... Obviously, people are going to upset, but just understand that I'm OK."
Listen to Smiths full announcement HERE
Reach out to Ron here rsmith@wbal.com
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