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College basketball icon Dick Vitale shares health update following surgery
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Dick Vitale is headed home.
The voice of college basketball and one of the sport’s greatest ambassadors provided a health update on Wednesday morning following vocal cord surgery. He has been released from Mass General Hospital and will now start four weeks of “mandatory” rest.
Vitale shared numerous tweets on Wednesday morning to update his status. He also thanked everyone for supporting him during the procedure.
I just was released from at Mass General Hospital ! @MGH is #awesomebaby Thank You for your outstanding service . pic.twitter.com/hNbG8BSU4N
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) February 16, 2022
An update on my surgery yesterday at Mass General Hospital / being released this morning & start my 4 week of mandatory VOICE REST / OMG thanks to THE MANY OF YOU for your 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️! https://t.co/VIPKI3IXyU
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) February 16, 2022
THANKS to so many that have been such a great deal of HELP in my 4 battles : bile duct blockage -Melanoma-Lymphoma -Vocal Cord surgery ! With all the 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️I plan on winning the various battles .God Bless ! @amyuf @jksports https://t.co/b5DHlfwsEf
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) February 16, 2022
After calling a handful of games this season, Vitale stepped away from the microphone to focus on his health. He has stated that he will not be returning to call any basketball games this season.
In October, Vitale revealed that he was diagnosed with lymphoma. In December, he announced his decision to take a break from broadcasting because he was suffering from Dysplasia on the vocal cords.
We all wish Vitale well in his recovery.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB