Thom Hartmann's wife Louise has breast cancer.

[alp227]

Thom revealed that at the end of his show today. Thus, Karl Frisch of Media Matters and Bullfight Strategies will fill in on Monday and Tuesday while Louise undergoes the medical procedures and Thom and the family stick together. K&R if you appreciate all the work Thom has done to reclaim democracy and fight right-wing lies and wish him and family well in this trying time.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My deep appreciation to Thom, and my very best vibes for his wife Louise...

During this trying time, they both will need all the support their families and friends can give them.

[gateley]

2. Oh no! I'm so sorry! I learn SO MUCH from Thom -- and he relentlessly keeps

fighting the good fight. I wish them the very best outcome during this time. Thank you for letting us know.

[CrispyQ]

3. Thom has been a favorite of mine since I read "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight."

The best to Louise.

[snagglepuss]

4. (((HEALING VIBES and PRAYERS to Louise))))

[freshwest]

37. +1

[bahrbearian]

5. Prayers

[fascisthunter]

6. ah, man! Well, my best wished go out to her!

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Good luck to the Hartmann's

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. Thom, if you read this thread, please know that Louise and you will be in our thoughts. n/t

[thomhartmann]

35. Louise & I are both reading it, and really appreciate the well wishes...

Thanks so much...

[goclark]

38. Prayers and LOve to two wonderful people

[LovingA2andMI]

53. Thom, sending good wishes & vibes to you & your wife

Thank you for all that you do Mr. Hartmann. I heard the wonderful story you did at RT on Michigan Voting and felt so inspired, we wrote an article about your segment.

Cancer sucks but you along with your wife have the strength to beat it!

(((HUGS))) & Prayers....

[PassingFair]

61. I'm so sorry.

Tough road ahead, but one that CAN be traversed.

:hugs:

True love ALWAYS helps.

[Raksha]

89. Best wishes to you and Louise, Thom. n/t

[Junkdrawer]

9. Stay Strong...

[classof56]

10. Thom, the country and the world are better places because of you.

And I know what a key role Louise has played in your life and your mission. Every good thought and prayer I can muster are headed to you from out here in beautiful Oregon.

Blessings.

[irisblue]

11. prayers for the hartmanns

[zentrum]

12. Thom clearly relies on Louise

...a great deal and she is a critical part of the ecology that helps him do his important, life-long work.

I hope we have them both back as soon as possible. We really need them.

[secondwind]

13. Sorry to hear that. Hope it was caught early.

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. I wish her well.

[MrMickeysMom]

15. Knowing how proactive they are, I'll bet she caught this early

Remember everyone... early detection, good prognosis!

Thoughts are with Louise Hartmann tonight.

[eridani]

54. +1000 n/t

[dana_b]

16. oh no

my thoughts and prayers are with them. Louise is such an integral part of his show and what he does. I hope that she can fight this well to be well.

[senseandsensibility]

17. Best wishes, Louise.

Healing thoughts to you both from DU.

[tabatha]

18. Best wishes to Louise.

These days, her prognosis is better than before.

I know of four people who were cured, two of whom are neighbors.

I hope she and Thom have many more years together.

[newfie11]

19. Thom and Louise stay strong

40 years as a rad tech and the last 20 years I did only mammograms. It is far from being "the end" even though it may feel that way right now.
I hope you get to talk to some survivors. A lot has changed in treatment and cures for the better. Good luck to you both and Thom, Louise will need you now!
I will be saying prayers for her.

[Sedona]

20. Thom rules

Wishing he and Louise all the best

[KT2000]

21. Best wishes to them both

and I hope they caught it early.

[Poll_Blind]

22. Definitely in my thoughts tonight. I just watched on of his YouTube videos today and...

...found it (as always) worth watching. Stay strong, Thom and stay strong Mrs. Hartmann!



PB

[ProfessionalLeftist]

23. Very best wishes to Thom and Louise

I watch Thom almost every day - he's a great source for well-researched, factual news that most of the media either ignores or glosses over without going in-depth at all - or worse, completely and deliberately mis-reports.

But Thom if you see this, don't rush back to the set or the microphone, man. We'll all be here when Louise recovers!

[Slit Skirt]

24. my very best wishes to the Hartmann's

[rurallib]

25. They are a heckuva team. We hope for a full recovery

and they can get back to doing what they do best soon.
Best wishes from the heartland.

[diane in sf]

26. I'm really sorry to hear this, I wish Louise a speedy and complete recovery.

[Canuckistanian]

27. Get well and stay strong, Louise

You and Thom are serving your country well.

[zeemike]

28. they have a very good record at curing breast cancer

And no one deserves a good outcome that he and his wife...I have hope.

[LoisB]

29. I expect (and hope) it was caught early and Louise will make a 100% full recovery. Best to her.

She has to be a great lady, look who she married.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Best wishes to Louise and Thom and hoping for a speedy recovery!!

[AllyCat]

31. sending much strength and blessings to the Hartmann family

I just buried a friend on Sunday who died from breast cancer. This rings close for me. Peace to them.

[Festivito]

32. I feel like they are great friends.

And, my friends are great, but they'll get better.

[MannyGoldstein]

33. Best wishes for a quick and thorough recovery

Peace

[Marie Marie]

34. So very sorry to hear this.

I hope that she is as much of a "fighter" as Thom is and she handily beats this. Wishing them courage, strength and a speedy recovery.

[nolabear]

36. Best of luck to Louise and Thom. We so appreciate you.

[mmonk]

39. Best wishes for the Hartmann family.

[YvonneCa]

40. Positive, healing thoughts...

...headed your way.

As a survivor diagnosed almost exactly one year ago, I understand how difficult this diagnosis is. It is pretty overwhelming...the information and decisions are tough.

Stay strong. There IS a light at the end of the tunnel.

[lumberjack_jeff]

41. Get well soon Louise. n/t

[Larkspur]

42. Best of luck to Louise and the Hartmann family

May our God and Goddess be with you.

[burrowowl]

43. Best wishes for Louise and Thom

[calimary]

44. Sorry to hear that. I hope the Hartmann family gets through this successfully.

The other bummer for me is that I have to hear about this here on DU.

The Thom Hartmann Show seems to have disappeared from KTLK in middays. There's a different show on now. I don't know what happened. And my favorite local media site, LARadio.com, shut down at the end of the year. That would have been one way I'd have heard about the programming change. The replacement is so-so. Hard to beat Thom Hartmann. I miss listening to him. I always learned something.

[alp227]

74. That's because Thom moved his show up 3 hours, so it now competes with Randi Rhodes.

And I don't know any other AM station in LA that coyld take his show other than KPFK, a non commercial Pacifica station. Marginally, KFI could if enough listeners spoke up.

[calimary]

80. Oh dear. Well, thank you for the info, in any case!

Damn! I wish he'd have stayed put!

And I know what you mean about KFI. Useless. Hopeless! Probably gonna have to wait til that whole miserable era is over. The PD's well-entrenched and rendered pretty invulnerable by the cushion of her success. But nothing lasts forever.

I was once told I should go talk to her myself, since I used to be in radio. It would have been a waste of time. She wouldn't be interested in adding someone like me on the air there. They don't do liberal - except maybe for target practice.

[xxqqqzme]

77. Yes, it is very disapointing Thom lost the

LA market - which extends well beyond LA. But that's the time zone thing.

Agree - most disheartening to read rather than hear.

All good healing thoughts to Louise - (she has great music instincts/tastes.)

All will be well and whole and the prognosis will be good.

[calimary]

81. Well, let's hope so, for her and the whole family.

This isn't easy - even when it's caught early and when there are treatments and new developments available that are increasingly effective.

But DAMN! The L.A. market with Thom Hartmann on the air. Can't believe it!

[SHRED]

45. love and healing vibes your way Thom

[Snarkoleptic]

46. Positive thoughts and vibes to you and Louise.

Well wishes to the entire Hartmann family!

[Bozita]

47. Best wishes for Louise and Thom

[mwdem]

48. Best wishes to you both...

been there, done that 6 years ago now. I'm okay, and I know Louise will be too. Stay positive, and know she will conquer this.

[sabrina 1]

49. Sorry to hear that, definitely appreciate the work he does to expose the truth, and I'm so glad

I can watch his show on RT now, which is excellent.

I hope his wife has a full recovery.

K&R

[Raine]

50. Wishing her all the very best! nt

[OnyxCollie]

51. Get well soon, Louise.

[Summerland]

52. Visualizing A Miraculous Healing

I have been listening to your show for many years----it is the best. Louise, I know what dynamic contributions you make. I have strong admiration for all that you and Thom do for this country.
21 years ago I had breast cancer. After a lumpectomy I never did chemo. I have never had any problems since. I had the good fortune of having Dr. Emanuel Revici as my doctor. He was 91 at the time. Einstein met him and said that he was the most brilliant man he ever met. He rewrote the periodic tables. His work is still being done by a doctor in Ny. Check with the author of this book about what doctors are continuing his work if you are interested. You won't put this book down. Check with Congressman Peter Defazio who knew and fought for him. Also, Gary Null is a big fan of Dr. Emanuel Revici's.
Thom, you probably know of his work already. William Kelly Eidem wrote the book.
Here is the web site for the book about Dr. Emanuel Revici's life, his cures, his amazing success rate and especially how the cancer industry tried to destroy him----you could have guessed that one.

WWW.thedoctorwhocurescancer.com

I understand that Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski of TX is a great alternative MD.

I grew up in Michigan. Also, I had quite the incarnation in Washington, D.C.that lasted decades.

I hope that this information helps.

Bless you both. Sara in Santa Barbara

[bec]

55. Best wishes...

to the Hartmann family. Having watched my sister through her diagnosis, her 11 year battle and passing from breast cancer, the best thing you can do is support and love.

[Ilsa]

56. Best wishes to Louise and her family.

I'm sorry she and they are having to go through this.

I missed his announcement. I usually listen on Sirius radio which plays his show later in the day.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

57. Best Wishes

Thom is one of my favorite teachers and couldn't do what he does without Louise.

[JNelson6563]

58. Hoping for a full and fast recovery.

[blaze]

59. (((Louise)))

Healing vibes headed your way.

I'm confident your family will be as supportive as anyone could hope for.

Know that lots of caring folks will be praying and/or sending healing thoughts your way.

[NoMoreWarNow]

60. Prayers and best wishes

[liberalmike27]

62. Best Wishes

To her.

[Dustlawyer]

63. Smartest man on air, bar none!

We're with you and yours Thom!

[krispos42]

64. {{{Louise}}}

Good luck, Hartmanns!

[Duval]

65. Our prayers go for the Hartmanns

Thom has been tops in disclosing lies from the right wing, and broadcasting the truth. His intelligence and astounding knowledge of what really lies beneath Republican ideology has greatly helped our flagging democracy. Louise and Thom are in our hearts, as they face this ordeal together. We wish for Louise a speedy and successful treatment.

[judy]

66. Oh nooooo! Healing thoughts to Louise

Hoping she pulls through just fine.
Love to the Hartmann family, best wishes, fingers X'ed!
Thom is our rock in these times, and Louise is part of our family.

[Overseas]

67. K&R with thanks to Thom and wishes for Louise's smooth recovery.

[Smilo]

68. Sending love, light and healing thoughts to the Hartmann family..........

thank you both for the outstanding work you are doing.

You both have taught me so much.

[NikolaC]

69. Wishing all the best and sending Positive thoughts to Louise, Thom and their family

I hope that all will go well for them .

[Waiting For Everyman]

70. Hoping for the very best for you, Thom and Louise.

I'm so sorry that this has happened to you.

[MsPithy]

71. Dear Thom and Louise,

You are incredibly important to us, the both of you. You feel like family. Good luck and best wishes while you travel this bit of bumpy road, you can do this!

Please let us know if we can do anything.

[myrna minx]

72. All of my best wishes to Thom and Louise.

[Egalitarian Thug]

73. All our best wishes to the both of you.

We went through this almost two years ago, just keep on moving forward. We just had our fourth clean check up.

Oh, and Thom, if you think you're busy now...

Hang in there.

[earth trine]

75. I know how much Thom adores his wife...

Be well, Louise!

[JitterbugPerfume]

76. Get well Louise

We have learned to love you sight unseen , hearing Tom speak of you in such an admiring and loving way.

[Smarmie Doofus]

78. Ya hooked me with this:

>>>K&R if you appreciate all the work Thom has done to reclaim democracy and fight right-wing lies and wish him and family well in this trying time.>>>


Therefore: K.

And also: R

[happerbolic]

79. can't say thank you enough...

... for the miracle life has given to all of us, with the company and thoughful insights in the works you two deliver to us on a near daily basis.

You both are in our hearts as well as in our thoughts

Speedy Recovery!

[Odin2005]

82. (((GOOD VIBES)))

[cascadiance]

83. Thom, as someone who lost a very dear spirit last weekend to cancer my heart is with you...

You helped me and my Mom go through some very tough times when speaking at a church service we attended in San Diego many years back when my Dad appeared to be headed for the higher plane too. I recall your gracious note back to me and thank you then. Now my mom's health is suffering this last last year too and she might not have long either. I want to wish you and Louise the best in getting through these tough times and getting healthy again.

Just two weeks ago today learned my 18+ year old cat who has been my "family" for so long as a single person here in Portland had failing kidneys and subsequently on Monday while I was on a week long business trip that she had cancer too. I basically had a day to say goodbye to her exactly a week ago as I type this and therefore I'd like to think I understand some of the feelings you must be feeling now, though with your wife it still is so much more than I've had to deal with last week.

I really hope that they caught this on time and you and she can be each other many years from now.

[Uben]

84. Sorry to hear this, Thom

You will have a lot of questions right about now, and I suggest you visit our cancer group. A lot of us there have gone or are going through what you have ahead. It helps to talk to others who are experiencing similar difficulties. I lost my wife a couple of months ago to breast cancer after a ten year fight. If I can help in any way. PM me

[graywarrior]

85. Best wishes to Thom and Louise

[Cleita]

86. OMG! My heartfelt prayers and anything else I can send to make her better is on its

way. I didn't get to hear the end of the show on Friday and I just saw this post. They are such a good and loving couple for all the wonderful work they do. Hang in their Thom. We do have a great medical system when you can access it and I'm hoping your insurance is every bit as good as Dick Cheney's. Louise, take some time off to heal. Don't even think about politics. If you have to do chemo, medical marijuana is really good for the lack of appetite and nausea. If you can't get it in DC, come to California.

[JDPriestly]

87. Big, big K&R and best wishes to Mrs. Hartmann.

[steve2470]

88. Best wishes to Thom and Louise ! nt

[schmice]

90. I feel terrible about this.

I live in L.A. where we used to get Thom from 9-12. They replaced him with second rate hosts. Maybe he was too brainy, or possibly even a threat to the corporate interests who seem to control the media. Thom is one of the smartest people around. He truly loves Louise and it comes across. I hope it was caught early and she can be healed. My thoughts are with Louise,
Thom, their family, and all the worried fans who listen and watch.

[lordsummerisle]

91. Best wishes for Louise and Thom

As someone mentioned earlier, I think of them as family as well. I've been following Thom since his first year on-the-air...

[MoonRiver]

92. Unfortunate, but, depending on her cancer's pathology, very survivable.

I know!

[rhett o rick]

93. My best wishes to you two and your family. nm

[midnight]

94. Marijuana cures cancer – US government has known since 1974

https://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/marijuana-cures-cancer-us-government-has-known-since-1974/



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[Cleita]

95. K&R for Thom and Louise.

[matmar]

96. Hope everything went well for the Hartmann family.

Wishing a speedy recovery, long life and happiness.

[cmcallister]

97. God Bless you both

Blessings and healing prayers to you, Louise and strength to you both, Thom. Have listened to your show every day for a long time. Appreciate you both so much. We will believe in positive energy and know that all will be well.

[grahamhgreen]

98. Prayers and hugs....

My mom beat it (twice) and lived to 84.... Louise can to!