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Author Pat Conroy announced on Facebook on Monday, "I
have recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. With the help of the
wonderful people at M.D. Anderson I intend to fight it hard. I am grateful to
all my beloved readers, my friends and my family for their prayers. I owe you a
novel and intend to deliver it."
Last summer, he told the Washington Post
he had recently finished a YA novel with his daughter Melissa and was working
on a new novel about Charleston." Conroy noted as well in his post:
"I celebrated my 70th birthday in October and realized that I've spent my
whole writing life trying to find out who I am and I don't believe I've even
come close. It was in Beaufort in sight of a river's sinuous turn, and the
movements of its dolphin-proud tides that I began to discover myself and where my
life began at fifteen."
In a separate statement, Doubleday added: "He is receiving excellent care and support from his doctors. The Conroy family asks for privacy at this time as Pat fights this challenging illness with the same spirit of courage that has forged his writing career. Pat and his family are enormously grateful to all of his readers for their prayers and good wishes."
In a separate statement, Doubleday added: "He is receiving excellent care and support from his doctors. The Conroy family asks for privacy at this time as Pat fights this challenging illness with the same spirit of courage that has forged his writing career. Pat and his family are enormously grateful to all of his readers for their prayers and good wishes."
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