CLEVELAND — Did you see Cleveland's iconic Terminal Tower lit up orange on Tuesday night and into the overnight on Wednesday?
The tower was lit orange to shine a light on leukemia awareness, specifically in honor of our 3News sports anchor and "Voice of the Cleveland Browns," Jim Donovan. On May 31, Jimmy shared that he is once again battling leukemia. He was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2000, leading to a decade-long battle with the disease that ultimately resulted in a bone-marrow transplant in the summer of 2011.
Jimmy said that during the last year and a half, he has been receiving treatment using various forms of chemotherapy, both intravenous and oral. "For the most part, they worked pretty well, but things change, and so we're going to have to go with a different treatment plan — a more aggressive treatment plan, which has already started," he added.
As always, Jimmy is approaching his battle with the utmost strength and courage.
"This is going to be kind of a long and winding road through this treatment plan, because it is going to be aggressive. The goal is: gotta get better, gotta get healthy, gotta move on. I know the deal, I've done it before, and I plan to do it once again," Jimmy explained. "Through all of this, I will be here at Channel 3 and on the radio as much as I can be, but there will be periods of time that I might not be with you, maybe for a day, maybe for longer."
