UPDATE: Robert Schimmel has died in a car accident.
Stand-up comedian Robert Schimmel talked with Howard Stern this morning about life and his new book, “Cancer on $5 a Day (chemo not included): How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life“.
Schimmel has a rabid following and pulls no punches when it comes to his views on life. He’s been hitting the talk show circuit over the past several days and the Howard Stern Show was another leg in that journey.
The comedian has had a troubled and complex history. In 1998, Schimmel suffered a heart attack. Then in June of 2000, he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His treatments included chemotherapy and often led to long stays in the hospital.
During one such session, his daughter Jessica Schimmel brought her boss, Melissa, to visit him. The two then started an unlikely May-December relationship. Schimmel’s cancer went into remission and he decided to return to his wife Vicki Schimmel and break things off with with Melissa.
However, Schimmel later returned to Melissa, leading to the birth of their child. Robert then divorced Vicki and got married to his wife, Melissa Schimmel.
Today, in his appearance with Stern, Schimmel announced that he has cirrhosis. This condition resulted from a blood transfusion that was performed while he was in the Air Force. The cirrhosis has now progressed to the point where he must wait for a donated liver.
Schimmel’s latest book is available now.
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