TORONTO – During his battle with cancer, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs refused a partial liver donation from current CEO Tim Cook, reveals a new biography called Becoming Steve Jobs.
The book, which will be released March 24, sheds light on the relationship between Cook and Jobs during the last few years of Jobs’ life.
“One afternoon, Cook left the house feeling so upset that he had his own blood tested. He found out that he, like Steve, had a rare blood type, and guessed that it might be the same,” according to excerpts published by Fast Company editor Rick Tetzeli, who co-authored the book.
According to the excerpt, Cook then went through a series of tests to determine if a liver transplant was feasible before approaching Jobs about it. But Jobs allegedly refused the offer, telling Cook he wouldn’t let him undergo surgery.
“Steve only yelled at me four or five times during the 13 years I knew him, and this was one of them,” the excerpt continues.
Jobs had been battling cancer since 2004. He eventually did undergo a liver transplant in 2009 after taking a leave of absence for unspecified health problems. He resigned as Apple CEO in August 2011 and handed the job over to Cook, who he chose as his successor.
Becoming Steve Jobs is co-authored by journalist Brent Schlender who interviewed Jobs several times before his death in 2011. He was 56.
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