WATCH: Rob Ford told reporters he’s thankful for the many letters of support he’s received.
TORONTO – An obviously unwell Rob Ford spoke to reporters at city hall for the first time since he dropped out of the race to deal with cancer treatment.
Thursday was his first full day back at work apart from sporadic public appearances at a crash scene in west Toronto and a debate Wednesday night.
“Chemo’s knocked a lot out of me,” he said. “We’re going to beat this, we’re going to fight this and it’s a challenge.”
The mayor was diagnosed with pleomorphic liposarcoma in September – a rare form of cancer affecting only one per cent of cancer patients worldwide.
He’s currently at the tail-end of a three week treatment. He said sometime next week he’ll go in for his second round of chemo for three days, before taking 18 days off to recover.
WATCH: Rob Ford says he is taking it “one day at a time.”
At the end of the second round, doctors hope the tumour will have shrunk enough they can surgically remove it.
“It’s a cancer, that’s very, it’s not well known,” Ford said. “I always look at it that the glass is half full. I’m going to give it everything I have.”
Despite his diagnosis, the mayor didn’t hesitate to comment on the mayor’s race – he’s predicting an upset.
“I think there’s going to be a lot of people that are going to be surprised on election day. You know how politics work, you see one thing, another thing the next,” he said.
John Tory has a commanding lead over the mayor’s brother in recent polls however ranging from 10 points to 22 points.
WATCH: Rob Ford says he will be going in for another round of chemotherapy next week
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