Meteorologist Geoff Fox Diagnosed with Cancer

Geoff Fox, the former Connecticut weatherman, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he announced Thursday on his blog.

Fox wrote that he had been experiencing indigestion for a few months, which prompted him to see his doctor. And after a battery of tests, he learned of the prognosis.

"At the moment the cancer in my pancreas is contained within the mass," Fox wrote. "It doesn’t look like it’s spread. These are good signs, but pancreatic cancer is relentless and long term survival isn’t common."

He is scheduled for a complex surgery called a "Whipple procedure" on Sept. 8, and he admits that the future looks scary. He has lost 30 pounds and believes he may lose another 15 in the coming weeks and months.

"It’s possible my surgery will deliver a cure. That, of course, is our hope. Many of my factors line up with a best case scenario," he wrote, adding that his wife, daughter, sister and brother-in-law are helping him through the ordeal. "More likely the Whipple will just be life extension, hopefully adding years to my life. I’m good with that too.

"The weird part is I feel great. I’m otherwise healthy. And who wouldn’t look better down 30 pounds!"

Fox worked in Connecticut for nearly 30 years, first at WTNH and then for a brief spell at FoxCT, until 2012. In late-2014, he landed a job in Palm Springs, California, at KMIR.

"After surgery I’ll probably need chemo and/or radiation. That will slow me down, but shouldn’t stop me. We can all laugh when I go bald," he wrote, adding that he hopes to share a drink with his now 90-year-old dad at his great grandson Judah’s bar mitzvah in seven years.

Click here to read Fox's full statement on his blog.

Photo via Geoff Fox's YouTube channel