Roger Ebert Undergoing Surgery Today

Film critic, Roger Ebert, will be undergoing additional surgery today in order to further treat the cancer he has been battling for almost 6 years.  Initially, a malignant tumor had to be removed from his thyroid gland and then he had surgeries done on his salivary glands in 2003 and 2006. 

Here is the announcement from his website:

On Jan. 24, I’ll have another surgery, which I hope will solve some problems I’ve still been living with.

I’ll be in hospital for awhile (nothing like last time, I trust!). I have written a lot of advance reviews, Great Movies and even Answer Man columns for use during my absence.

I plan to return full-time as soon as possible. In my absence, my website editor Jim Emerson, himself a distinguished film critic and leading blogger, will review movies I was unable to preview.

Other experienced and trusted Sun-Times critics, including my TV colleague Richard Roeper and our treasured Movies editor Laura Emerick, will pitch in.

The theory is that movie coverage will carry on much as usual, and we will continue to reward your readership with fresh material.

I am sad to learn that he needs this additional surgery but I’m very happy to see that he has obviously has a well organized plan in place so that he can rest while he recuperates.  Get well soon!

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