It is with great sadness we must report that Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist and Fox News personality Charles Krauthammer has announced he has only weeks to live, due to complications of cancer.
“I have been uncharacteristically silent these past ten months,” Krauthammer wrote in a letter published in the Washington Post. “I had thought that silence would soon be coming to an end, but I’m afraid I must tell you now that fate has decided on a different course for me.”
The 68-year-old revealed that after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his abdomen last summer, he has suffered complications and now the cancer has returned.
"My doctors tell me their best estimate is that I have only a few weeks left to live. This is the final verdict. My fight is over," he wrote.
Krauthammer thanked his doctors, his colleagues, his readers, and his viewers for making his career possible and giving "consequence to my life's work."
"I believe that the pursuit of truth and right ideas through honest debate and rigorous argument is a noble undertaking. I am grateful to have played a small role in the conversations that have helped guide this extraordinary nation’s destiny," he wrote.
Those that know him, love him, admire his work, and value his insights set Twitter alight with tributes.
Video: @SandraSmithFox reads to @FoxNews viewers the letter from Charles @Krauthammer revealing that he only has we… https://t.co/LAZ1gtfn1G— Curtis Houck (@Curtis Houck)1528474628.0
I knew this was coming, but that doesn't lessen the agony of this announcement. Charles Krauthammer is one of the m… https://t.co/Co4CspZq1R— Jonah Goldberg (@Jonah Goldberg)1528474283.0
Charles Krauthammer is a monumental thinker who will go down in history as a key force in the revivification of phi… https://t.co/vokd7p4gur— Ben Shapiro (@Ben Shapiro)1528475101.0
Praying for you my friend @krauthammer God’s grace is on you. Fight on friend.— 🇺🇸 ERIC BOLLING 🇺🇸 (@🇺🇸 ERIC BOLLING 🇺🇸)1528474090.0
Charles Krauthammer dove the wrong way into a too-shallow pool during his first year at Harvard Medical school and… https://t.co/GVxtmjGj6U— Jeff B., who on earth is this guy?? (@Jeff B., who on earth is this guy??)1528474896.0
Prayers for @krauthammer and his family. His legacy and wisdom will go on forever. One of the smartest people I’ve… https://t.co/pdgEJIGEPr— Jedediah Bila (@Jedediah Bila)1528474681.0
In an era when anybody with a keyboard can vent their opinion, it's hard to say any pundit is irreplaceable. But th… https://t.co/AWSDWt48or— Philip Klein (@Philip Klein)1528475082.0
Heartsick over this news from @krauthammer: https://t.co/dVJxKl2GnI— Guy Benson (@Guy Benson)1528475125.0
I am very sorry to read this @krauthammer. Thank you for hundreds and hundreds of hours of insight and wisdom, for… https://t.co/Gv7Ulk1mFZ— Hugh Hewitt (@Hugh Hewitt)1528474567.0
This is incredibly sad to hear. I always looked up to @krauthammer and hoped to one day meet him. The Right is lo… https://t.co/Fq6xIhh898— Ashe Short (@Ashe Short)1528475950.0
Charles Krauthammer peaked early when he won the Pulitzer in commentary in 1985. He would've won more if there were… https://t.co/cIitbN8kHp— Richard Burr (@Richard Burr)1528475907.0
God Bless you Mr Krauthammer, a man of integrity and world changing spirit who never allowed his 'handicap' to stan… https://t.co/ZZb0uU41q1— Curt Schilling (@Curt Schilling)1528475677.0
Fox News' Chris Wallace tells Charles Krauthammer: "I want you to know I love you" https://t.co/qIhpJG0GEl— Washington Examiner (@Washington Examiner)1528475344.0
Charles @krauthammer has announced his terminal diagnosis. And I'm too sad to say much else. A dear friend and coll… https://t.co/Xand2z3mZl— Mollie (@Mollie)1528476218.0
I often disagreed with Charles Krauthammer's columns, but always benefited and learned by reading them. He and his… https://t.co/hw9pU09gEu— Nicholas Kristof (@Nicholas Kristof)1528475217.0
Very sad. @Krauthammer was the first conservative columnist I read on a regular basis, in the 80s in TIME Magazine.… https://t.co/rrQifFXcuc— Dan McLaughlin (@Dan McLaughlin)1528474669.0
Too many stories about people taking their lives. Here is a man who fought for life in the face of catastrophic tra… https://t.co/dHCppqUcKC— Tammy Bruce (@Tammy Bruce)1528474566.0
A brilliant mind. A moral voice. A courageous, graceful presence. A wonderful, witty writer. @krauthammer https://t.co/GTMRSjVvOp— Andrew Klavan (@Andrew Klavan)1528474405.0
A remarkable man, a remarkable voice, a remarkable farewell letter. It was a great gift to read his columns and I f… https://t.co/2UremKNgF5— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie Weinstein)1528476443.0
Krauthammer's letter concludes: "I leave this life with no regrets. It was a wonderful life — full and complete with the great loves and great endeavors that make it worth living. I am sad to leave, but I leave with the knowledge that I lived the life that I intended."
The loss of this great American patriot will be tragic. But for now, he is still with us, and he is beloved.
God bless you, Charles Krauthammer.
