Thank you everyone for your concern and prayers. You may know I cancelled my trip to Rome for the World Summit of Nobel
Peace Laureates due to a reaction to a new treatment for my prostate and
strengthening my bones. It is benign and these issues are par for the
course. Much love and blessings to you all....
Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu has canceled his travel for the remainder of the year as he battles cancer, one of his foundations said Tuesday. Tutu, 83, has battled prostate cancer for years. In a Facebook post Tuesday, he thanked supporters "for the well wishes and concern."
"You may know I canceled
my trip to Rome for the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates due to a
reaction to a new treatment for my prostate and strengthening my bones,"
Tutu said in a statement posted to his Facebook page. "It is benign and
these issues are par for the course."
The Desmond and Leah Tutu
Legacy Foundation first announced the news Tuesday. It wasn't clear if
or when the South African icon might resume traveling. His daughter and that
foundation's executive director, Mpho Tutu, said the changed plans don't
mean there is a crisis, adding that her father is simply at home while
his body adjusts to new medication.
An Anglican priest
ordained in 1961, Tutu earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his
efforts to end apartheid in his native South Africa. He went on to play a
key role in that nation's transition from the apartheid era, including
serving as chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the
direction of then-South African President Nelson Mandela. He has remained active well into his 80s, including with the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation and other organizations.
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