[EagleEye]

betsy powell Verified account ‏@powellbetsy

Councillor Rob Ford's family is by his side in hospital and is asking for privacy, his chief of staff said in an emailed statement

dave seglins Verified account ‏@cbcdaveseglins

Office of ex-Mayor @torontorobford (yes him) asks for privacy. Ford remains in hospital, palliative care fighting cancer @CBCNews #cdnpoli

[URL='https://twitter.com/karengeier']Karen Geier ‏@karengeier

a press release about Rob Ford’s health? Is he about to be arrested?

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[aghost]

dave seglins Verified account ‏@cbcdaveseglins

Office of ex-Mayor @torontorobford (yes him) asks for privacy. Ford remains in hospital, palliative care fighting cancer @CBCNews #cdnpoli

first time i've seen palliative care mentioned.

 

[Videodrome]

I thought palliative care was for people who couldn't be cured.

 

[EagleEye]

I thought palliative care was for people who couldn't be cured.

When I saw the comment I also thought I'd never heard that before. I wonder if the guy used that word based on his own opinion. But, yeah, palliative care is more like maintenance when the end is near.

 

[JWBF]

"All we can do is make <insert name> comfortable." is usually the phrase, just before commonly using a quiet room.


That said, considering the Ford Family, this may all be a ruse for some reason.

Yep

 

[animatronic]

Note came from robfordward2@gmail.com. Never seen that address used before but Dan Jacobs tweet confirms.

 

[animatronic]

That said, considering the Ford Family, this may all be a rouse for some reason.

Sounds like he's well past the point of being roused.

 

[OSS 117]

I bet they're doing everything possible to make sure he doesn't die on St. Patrick's Day.

 

[YPQ]

Please respect our privacy during this difficult time. We will take no questions. Doug will be on CP24 in the morning to speak with reporters.

 

[tiffer24]

danjacobs_ 5:49pm via Twitter for Android
To clarify, recent statement released was in response to the rumours currently circulating on social media.

 

[Thinker]

Interesting. I wonder how the rumour got started.

Interesting indeed, a special statement issued by the office of Rob Ford was issued this afternoon, can't quote verbatim but it said that the former Mayor was still in hospital and his family by his side, the family asked for privacy.
Things look grim.

 

[EagleEye]

danjacobs_ 5:49pm via Twitter for Android
To clarify, recent statement released was in response to the rumours currently circulating on social media.

Also, don't forget to move your clocks back one hour.

 

[Blovertis]

Everything's fine.

 

[Roy's Square]

danjacobs_ 5:49pm via Twitter for Android
To clarify, recent statement released was in response to the rumours currently circulating on social media.

The point of press releases, Dan, is to give you the time you need to craft things carefully so that they cannot be misunderstood.

"With his family beside him . . . in hospital . . . asks for privacy during this difficult time . . . " These clichés really don't leave you much wiggle room.

Either your boss really is dying, or you just fucked up.

 

[tiffer24]

But this provides the perfect backdrop for Doug to announce the next chapter in his political life...