Jordan Times
Thursday, January 28, 1999
Monarch in stable condition at Mayo
AMMAN (J.T.) — His Majesty King Hussein has suffered a "relapse of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma" but was reported in stable condition Wednesday evening at the Mayo Clinic, the Royal Palace and his physicians said Wednesday.
Jordan Television quoted a Jordanian embassy source in Washington as saying that after undergoing a medical check-up and receiving immediate treatment, the King was in stable condition.
The King, who returned suddenly to the U.S. on Tuesday only a week after his homecoming following six months of treatment for cancer, was described by his doctors as suffering from recurrent fevers and a low blood count before his departure.
The embassy source said Wednesday that both symptoms were under control and that the King's doctors at the Rochester, Minnesota clinic had addressed his immediate short-term health problems.
Here in the region, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu were reported to have joined ranks on Wednesday to wish King Hussein a speedy recovery.
"I hope that His Majesty will return stronger and safer so that we can coordinate together as we used to do," Arafat said in Gaza.
Netanyahu expressed his concern saying, "We're monitoring the situation of King Hussein's health. I think it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that our prayers accompany him at this moment."