Judge Frank Caprio announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis, requests prayers
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Retired Providence Municipal Court Judge and former "Caught in Providence" star Frank Caprio is suffering from pancreatic cancer, he announced on social media.
"I have been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas, which is an insidious form of cancer," Caprio said in a video posted to Facebook.
"I would ask each of you in your own way to please pray for me," he said.
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Caprio said he is being treated by "a wonderful team of doctors" in Rhode Island and at Boston's Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
"I pray that God guides their thoughts and their hands in their treatment of me," Caprio said.
Caprio said he was diagnosed recently. He wasn't feeling well while celebrating his 87th birthday and decided to see a doctor.
"I know there's still a long road, and I'm fully prepared to fight as hard as I can," he said.
In addition to an emotional Caprio announcing his illness, the video shared photos of him undergoing treatments as well as photos from his birthday celebration and video clips of people wishing him well.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Caught in Providence Judge Frank Caprio announces cancer diagnosis
