Springfield Mayor Issues Personal Health Statement to Residents

SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 25, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno issued a statement concerning his recent cancer diagnosis.

“I have been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will begin treatment ASAP,” he wrote. “I have the utmost faith in my excellent medical team of primary care: Dr. Francis Murray; Dr. Phil Glynn, director of Medical Oncology at Mercy Medical Center and the Sister Caritas Cancer Center; President of Mercy Medical Center Dr. Robert Roose; and staff — they’ve all been great. I expect to make a full and complete recovery. I will continue to execute my duties as mayor during my recovery. I am particularly thankful that I have a wonderful wife and two amazing daughters by my side as we face this challenge. I ask that you respect my privacy and my family’s with regard to this matter.”

Sarno added in a postscript, “and, of course with the power of prayer and the legendary reputation of ‘the Energizer Bunny’ Sister Mary Caritas, she’ll scare the ‘you know what’ out of this too!”