Tim Cook suggested to Steve Jobs a piece of his liver to save – TF1

Boss Apple Tim Cook had proposed to his predecessor Steve Jobs to give him a piece of his liver to attempt a transplant that could have prolonged his life, but the iconic co-founder of Apple brand was flatly refused.

A new book called “Becoming Steve Jobs” (“Becoming Steve Jobs “), which is due out by the end of March, tells this story and said that the co-founder of the computer giant has flatly refused this proposal. A transplant would nevertheless allowed him to extend his life while suffering from a pancreatic cancer .

“He immediately stopped almost before the words out of my mouth, “said Tim Cook in the book written by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli. According to Tim Cook, Steve Jobs replied: “I never let you do that I will never do that.”

“It was a. the few times he was angry against me “

But the two men shared the same rare blood type and were consistent notes the book. The liver has the unique ability to regenerate itself. Thus, a partial transplant from a healthy donor is often possible. Tim Cook said he was surprised at the reaction of Steve Jobs to his proposal, made in January 2009: “I told him: Steve, I am in perfect Health I was controlled, that the medical report. I can do that without putting myself in danger. ”

“Steve yelled at me only four or five times during the 13 years I have known: it was one of those rare times he was angry against me, “said Tim Cook, who revealed earlier this week Apple’s new flagship product, the watch connected Apple Watch.

Steve Jobs received a liver transplant later in 2009, another donor. He died in October 2011 at the age of 56 after a long battle against cancer.