lllinois anchorman Dave Benton shocked viewers last week by announcing he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and may have just months to live.
"As you know, I told you a few weeks ago that my brain cancer is back," Benton, 51, began, noting that he'd been to several physicians in the time since.
"Basically," he added, "my cancer is back, and it's too big for surgery and radiation. Doctors have told me that I may have four to six months to live."
With his co-anchor beside him, he went on to explain that he'd decided to try a new antibody treatment to slow down the growth of his tumor. The goal?
"To have a few more days and to make them the best they can be."
A married father of two adult children and a self-proclaimed "born-again Christian," the WCIA-TV personality said he's "at peace" with his diagnosis.
"I believe that I am in God's hands and I know that he's going to take care of the days ahead," Dave Benton said, leaving co-anchor Jennifer Roscoe in awe.
She praised his "amazing attitude" and strength, saying, "I've had you sitting next to me for nine years, and I'm going to hold on to every single day that I can."
"I'm dedicated to continuing good work," he replied.
"I want to know that there will be a moment where I will stop ... and say, 'I hope I did good work to our viewers, I served them, I did things well.'"
Here's wishing Dave nothing but the best.
The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore, reporting live from the site of crazy weather as he always does, beats back a college kid's attempt to video bomb him.
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