Just a qustion? Is Tony Snow married - does he have a family?

[leftyladyfrommo]

I don't think I/ve ever heard about his family anywhere.

[onenote]

1. yes. Three children under the age of 15

Two daughters and a son I believe. Married for 20 years.

[Ian David]

3. Shouldn't he be staying home with his family, like KKKatie says Elizabeth Edwards should?

Even though, KKKatie Couric kept working while HER husband died of cancer, of course.

[NYCGirl]

7. He probably will be. NT

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[MonkeyFunk]

15. I like your style

:thumbsup:

[onenote]

17. and back at ya!

[Ian David]

20. You're right, that was inapropriate of me. n/t

[donsu]

21. I thought what you said was apropriate

Snow is a neo con helping to destroy our country

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

22. Snow is a human being

At this point, what he does for a living is pretty irrelevant. And unless you want to be mistaken for a Freeper, you should try showing a little humanity.

We're better than they are.

[donsu]

23. he is a liar and a criminal, I only have contempt

nt

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

24. Thanks for sharing

I'd call you names, too, but I think you've pretty much defined yourself.

[LionInWinter]

2. I checked Wikipedia

and it doesn't list a wife or children.

It does state that his mother died of colon cancer when he was 17.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_snow

[Ian David]

4. Someone with balls big enough to stand in front of America and lie like Tony Snow does...

must surely be capable of producing the massive quantities of sperm necessary to produce offspring.

[LionInWinter]

8. I just checked "Answers.com"

And they state "In 1987, he married Jill Ellen Walker. They have a son and two daughters".

http://www.answers.com/topic/tony-snow

I wish peace and strength for all of them in this trying time.

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. Ian DB1 -That seems a little harsh to me. I don't care for his politics or

his role in those politics, but this kind of thing transcends all of that.

My limited experience is that people with liver cancer don't live very long.

[Ian David]

19. I wasn't joking about his cancer, just about his lying and his huge, huge balls. n/t

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. Oh, this is absolutely terrible.

Illness certainly is the great leveler, isn't it?

I could be wrong - and I know he will have the very best care - but I don't think liver cancer is very hopeful.

Hopefully we will hear some good news about him today.

[spooky3]

13. Actually, I had a friend whose child had liver cancer

and at the time the doctors were very worried because cancers grow quickly in children, whereas liver cancer was less serious in older persons because they grew more slowly. And, unlike many organs, the liver can regenerate itself, so if they can remove the part that is cancerous (which of course depends on a lot of things we don't know about in Snow's case) he may have an excellent prognosis.

Fortunately, my friend's child received all the latest treatments and is thriving today.

[NYCGirl]

6. According to this link, he and his wife have a son and two daughters,

three dogs, a cat and three guinea pigs.



http://www.answers.com/topic/tony-snow

Snow was born in Berea, Kentucky, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father, Jim, taught social studies and was an assistant principal at Princeton High School in suburban Cincinnati, where his son graduated. His mother was an inner-city nurse who died of colon cancer in 1973 when Tony was 17 years old. After graduating from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio, Snow obtained his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Davidson College in 1977. He taught physics and geography in Kenya, and was a substitute teacher in Cincinnati, teaching everything from calculus to art. He also worked as an advocate for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled in North Carolina.

He is an avid musician. He plays the flute, saxophone and guitar, and belongs to a cover band, Beats Workin', which features fellow Washington-area professionals. Beats Workin' has played publicly with a number of bona fide rock stars, including Snow's friends Skunk Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. He was featured on an episode of VH1 Classic's "Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp."

In 1987, he married Jill Ellen Walker. They have a son and two daughters as well as several pets, including three dogs, a cat and three guinea pigs. Snow and his family live in Virginia.

[Horse with no Name]

10. Where did this guy go wrong?

He sounds like someone I would actually like.
I wonder why he sold his soul to the Devil?

[leftyladyfrommo]

11. Oh, anyone with 3 dogs and a cat and guinea pigs can't be all bad.

I mean the guy may disagree with most ous but he has a soul.

[Bitwit1234]

14. This is a death sentence.

My sister had breast cancer and after five years it had spread to her liver. She passed away a couple of months after being diagnosed. No one usually gets over that.

[MonkeyFunk]

16. I'm sorry about your sister

Cancer sucks.

yes, this is bad news for Mr. Snow. I wish him the very best.

[onenote]

18. its definitely bad news, but we don't know enough to make such declarations

Snow does not have primary liver cancer, which is a most dire disease.

He has a secondary liver cancer -- another type of cancer spreading to his liver. It is my understanding that secondary liver cancer may be more responsive to treatment, depending on a variety of factors. Here is some information lifted from another post here on DU:

Primary liver cancer is difficult to treat. Surgical removal is the best option but these tumours are often too large and too extensive for surgery. Chemotherapy is occasionally used for inoperable tumours but any benefit is usually short lived. Unfortunately, survival rates for primary liver cancer are low.

"The treatment of secondary (metastatic) liver cancer is determined by the site of origin of the original (primary) tumour. It is important to realise that the tumour, even though it has spread to the liver, will still behave according to its origin. A leopard does not change its spots: breast cancer involving the liver behaves like breast cancer, not like primary liver cancer. Consequently the outlook can be rather better for patients with secondary, as opposed to primary, liver cancer.

Surgery is increasingly being used for patients with secondary liver cancer. This can sometimes involve removing a segment of liver. Alternatively, keyhole techniques can be used to apply extreme cold or heat to localised areas of the liver."