from the Sun Sentinel

Open-heart surgery on South Florida broadcast legend Neil Rogers, rescheduled on Friday, was canceled by doctors on Tuesday. Rogers was considered too weak for what was labeled “high risk” surgery to clear arterial blockages, according to his attorney and friend Norm Kent.

Rogers, 68, has suffered two heart attacks and a stroke since last summer. He also suffers from diabetes.

Rogers’ doctors and those looking out for his interests, including Kent, were discussing the next phase of his treatment, which is expected to be hospice care. One option is to move Rogers and have him cared for in his Plantation Acres home, Kent said.

Friends who have visited Rogers at the hospital, including former radio colleagues Steve Kane and Craig Worthing, said he lapses between lucidity and being unaware of his surroundings.

Rogers, who left WQAM in June 2009 when his contract was bought out, has been living most of each year in Toronto. He returned to South Florida on Nov. 7 for treatment and to be closer to friends.