red blood cells in the body as a result of this cancer. so it's probably a combination of both. he's certainly pretty dogged, he's pretty determined. but this may have been caught at an earlier stage which would be a very good prognosis for him, better prognosis. >> >> deborah, what kind of man is he? >> oh, god, he's the best. he's insatiable curious. i'm sure the first thing tom did when his doctor shared this diagnosis with him was to turn into a reporter and learn everything he could about it. i know he reached out to all the right people in the myeloma community and found out the good news that there is a lot going on with regard to treatment of this disease. he's also someone whose, despite the fact that he's been a television anchorman for all these many years, he's not someone who likes to have the spotlight on him. it's one thing to be sitting on the news desk as we all are right now sharing information with other people. it's a service you do to other people. it wasn't about tom being on the