最近有很多关于Apple CEO乔布斯健康问题的报道，真真假假难以区分。今天Steve Jobs向Apple社区群体发送了一份公开信，在信件中Jobs自曝退出Macworld确实是由于健康问题，他希望在未来多抽点时间陪伴家人，而不打算为Macworld主题演讲做准备。Jobs称自己在2008年间体重下滑了不少，之前原因私人医生和自己都不知道，在数周前他决定将自己的健康放在首位。经过进一步检查发现了体重下滑的原因：荷尔蒙分泌失调。另外他还透露自己需要整个春季来进行修养，但是修养期间自己仍然担任Apple的CEO，如果自己无法继续担任将告知董事会，希望大家能够支持他进行身体恢复。

以下是信件原文：

Dear Apple Community,

    For the first time in a decade, I'm getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.

    Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.

    I've decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.

    As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.

    Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause — a hormone imbalance that has been "robbing" me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis.

    The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I've already begun treatment. But, just like I didn't lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple's CEO during my recovery.

    I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple's CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first.

    So now I've said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this.

    Steve

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