Aspel declared cancer free
Councilmen Steve Aspel and Matt Kilroy at the groundbreaking of the Esplanade streetscaping project on Tuesday. Photo Councilman Steve Aspel is winning his fight with cancer. Aspel was diagnosed with rectal cancer last February and has undergone major surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He had his last chemotherapy session a few weeks ago and has received the most positive diagnosis possible at this juncture. “As of right now, the doctor said I am cancer free,” Aspel said. “It’s really good.” The District 1 councilman was scheduled this week for a minor procedure to “rearrange some plumbing” due to some ongoing discomfort. “Right now I don’t go too far from a restroom,” Aspel said. “It’s still a little tenuous. Put it this way: I was scheduled to leave for Denver for the League of Cities Wednesday but I cancelled the trip. And it’s not about the pat-down. I just can’t get stuck in a TSA line. They’d probably send security after me if I bolted for the restroom out of the line.” Aspel has dealt with his life-threatening battle very openly and with characteristically bawdy humor. Shortly after his diagnosis, he publically admitted he’d been forced to get a check-up by his…
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