"I am doing great. Because he is, Papa will be back doing play-by-play duties for the 49ers' radio broadcast of Saturday night's NFC showdown with the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium. Papa, 63, has been on hiatus this season while battling leukemia. He had planned on returning for last Sunday's 42-38 home win against Chicago but delayed his comeback until this game."
"Papa still is awaiting a bone marrow transplant, though doctors have found perfect matches with his older brother, Ron, and younger sister, Judy, were perfect matches. He was diagnosed in July and hospitalized for 23 days, of which he recalle: My eyes were yellow, my skin was yellow. I lost 20 pounds in three days. I didn't know if I was going to live at that point. Papa has since undergone immunotherapy and two cycles of chemotherapy."
Greg Papa is returning to do play-by-play for the 49ers' radio broadcast Saturday night at Levi's Stadium for the NFC showdown with the Seattle Seahawks. Papa, 63, had been on hiatus this season while battling leukemia and planned to return last week but postponed until this game. He was diagnosed in July, hospitalized for 23 days with yellowing skin and rapid weight loss, and has undergone immunotherapy and two cycles of chemotherapy. Doctors have found perfect bone marrow matches in his brother Ron and sister Judy, and Papa is awaiting a transplant. He has continued hosting his KNBR show and will be in the booth with Tim Ryan.
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